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Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ... by flgb on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @06:52AM (#31246792)
> “Australia […] depends on coal”

About 60% of Australia’s electricity came from coal over the last 12-months, but this proportion is rapidly declining and all the large coal plants are losing money and slated for closure.

https://opennem.org.au/energy/nem/?range=all&interval=1y

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Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ... by oneoff786 on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @07:04AM (#31246868)
The 2022 data isn’t there, right? That’s why it’s small?

Expect a big uptick in coal usage to offset Russian oil

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Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ... by Gwypaas on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @07:16AM (#31246940)
How would you replace Russian oil with coal? Are there any oil based power plants? Those tend to be peaker plants due to the extremely high cost associated with them.
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