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Australia
19.3
GW
99
MT
Coal plants in
Australia
Additional profit over 30 years
60.8
Bn. $
% Profitable
84
%
Annual CO2 emissions saved
99
MT / year
Total W-S-B investment need
43.8
Bn. $
Investment Potential
27
n.a.
%
of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.
Investment breakdown
43.8
Bn. $
Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant
60.8
Bn. $
Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
Solar
31,933
M. $
Wind
19,670
M. $
Battery
2,706
M. $
Production costs
5.2
ct/kWh
Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
3.3
ct/kWh
Production cost of renewable energy
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Region
CO2 emissions saved
Total W-S-B inv. need
% Profitable plants
New South Wales
CO2 emissions saved
48.8
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
24.0
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Queensland
CO2 emissions saved
40.5
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
16.6
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Western Australia
CO2 emissions saved
9.3
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
3.2
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Victoria
CO2 emissions saved
0.0
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.0
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
0
%
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CO2 emissions
Investment need
Profitable?
Eraring power station
CO2 emissions
14.4
MT/y
Investment need
7.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Bayswater power station
CO2 emissions
13.4
MT/y
Investment need
6.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Loy Yang A power station
CO2 emissions
11.9
MT/y
Investment need
4.9
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Gladstone power station
CO2 emissions
9.6
MT/y
Investment need
4.5
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yallourn W power station
CO2 emissions
8.6
MT/y
Investment need
3.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Stanwell power station
CO2 emissions
7.6
MT/y
Investment need
3.0
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tarong power station
CO2 emissions
7.6
MT/y
Investment need
2.9
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Liddell power station
CO2 emissions
7.5
MT/y
Investment need
3.5
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Mount Piper power station
CO2 emissions
6.9
MT/y
Investment need
3.2
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Vales Point power station
CO2 emissions
6.6
MT/y
Investment need
3.4
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Callide power station
CO2 emissions
6.0
MT/y
Investment need
2.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Loy Yang B power station
CO2 emissions
5.4
MT/y
Investment need
2.2
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Millmerran power station
CO2 emissions
4.4
MT/y
Investment need
1.6
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Muja power station
CO2 emissions
3.8
MT/y
Investment need
1.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kogan Creek power station
CO2 emissions
3.2
MT/y
Investment need
1.4
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Bluewaters power station
CO2 emissions
2.4
MT/y
Investment need
0.8
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tarong North power station
CO2 emissions
2.1
MT/y
Investment need
0.8
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Collie power station
CO2 emissions
1.9
MT/y
Investment need
0.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Worsley Refinery power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
MT/y
Investment need
0.4
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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