Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his Government would build a gas fired power station in the Hunter Valley if the private sector abandons the ageing Liddell coal power station, but experts say Australia does not need more gas.
New data out today shows that renewable energy provided six times more power than gas this summer with gas generation falling almost 40 percent compared to last summer.
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