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Basslink (the HVDC connection between Victoria and Tasmania) is still operational and this year has swung to a net transfer of energy from VIC to TAS for the first time since 2008, due to drier weather causing less hydro power. Victoria is predominantly coal-powered.

https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/major-publications/qed/202... (Section 1.5, figure 30)

So it's more correct to say that local generation is 100% renewable, not total energy consumption.

parent iamtedd 6 years ago

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