Qld announces plans to phase out coal-fired power by 2035

The Queensland government has announced its bold new energy plan to phase out coal-fired power by 2035.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk revealed the world's largest pumped hydro plant will be built in the Pioneer Valley, west of Mackay, to aid the transition.

As part of Queensland's plan to reach 80 per cent renewable energy by 2035, Ms Palaszczuk stated the state's coal-fired generators will be repurposed into green energy suppliers.

The initiative is expected to create an estimated 100,000 jobs over the course of the scheme.

[gsacni]

Good luck running your heavy industries from solar panels and batteries 😎

[stewatparkpark]

Palshhay announced this at a wind farm . None of the windmills in the background were turning . There was no wind .

[oldnutta]

Uses more power to pump the water than it produces.
Snowy: 1.3mw to produce 1mw

[tazbatik]

You don't phase things out you phase in new technology

[leeevans]

So are they going to be accountable when all this fails because they’ll all be long gone from politics and living on their pensions

[BobSmith-oc]

If we had real elections, this announcement would spell electoral oblivion for the QLD ALP until 2055.

[cuzzywuzzyfuzzy]

Oh Nar let’s phase it out for us but still sell it as our export around the world regardless.

[lukeh]

They keep using this word transition but never explain what to? Unicorn farts?

[eb]

She must already know she won't be re-elected and is persuing the WEF scorched earth policy as best she can before she loses - must be some bonus she is looking forward to. I wonder if she will relocate to more favourable surroundings afterwards.

[TheRealBobSmith.]

Phasing out electricity in QLD . Bold move.

[glenwillson]

So it's lights out. Time to buy a diesel powered generator.
Especially for when a cyclone takes out entire wind farms.

[josemorrasge]

Shouldn't you have enough renewables on line before that?

[markhayes]

What a disaster. China built 70 coal fired power stations last year, who knows how many this year.

[spun]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 no one cares...the fear mongering is out of control..LIVE YOUR LIFE AND ENJOY!🥳

[crowsfan]

I guess we'll have to import the bugs as we won't have enough energy to farm them here.

[LukeXMV]

Switzerland gets like 50% of the electricity from hydro. But that part of the world is not affected by droughts.

[tagiscom]

Damn, and l was going to move their is dimwhit Dan got back in.

[DanielSMatthews]

But what if the electorate phases out Labor on 26 October 2024?

[anthonyc]

Comments section: bring back the horse and cart

[Heartwing]

Where will your electricity come from?