ENVIRONMENT

Yallourn's early retirement points to Victoria's retreat from coal

ENERGYAUSTRALIA is retiring its brown-coal-fuelled Yallourn power station in Victoria's Latrobe Valley four years earlier than planned to mid-2028 as renewables and gas-fired generation make further inroads.

Yallourn power station in Victoria.

Yallourn power station in Victoria.

Speculation is mounting that Victoria will move out of coal-fired power completely because its brown coal is high in ash and is a major contributor to greenhouse gases.    The Victorian government will...

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