Opinion

Electricity has become a jigsaw. Coal is unable to provide the missing pieces

By Peter Martin
Updated July 2 2021 - 12:13am, first published March 17 2021 - 5:25am
Batteries and gas power can ramp up and down nearly instantly - filling the missing parts of the energy puzzle as necessary. Picture: Bohbeh/Shutterstock
Batteries and gas power can ramp up and down nearly instantly - filling the missing parts of the energy puzzle as necessary. Picture: Bohbeh/Shutterstock

There's something the Energy Minister said, when the early closure of Victoria's second-biggest coal-fired power station was announced last week, that was less than complete.

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