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Renewables cheaper than fossil fuels, nuclear by 2030

Michael Allan McCrae | July 31, 2012 | 4:20 pm Energy Australia Coal 

Looking at all the costs to construct and run power plants, it will be cheaper to build a wind or solar power plant within 18 years rather than one using nuclear or fossil fuel, says a research unit within the Australian...

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