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Queensland overtakes NSW in green energy push

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 06, 2026 • 05:48 AM
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State governments are pursuing green goals with different levels of urgency. But it’s market fundamentals that are changing Australia’s power grid.

Queensland overtakes NSW in green energy push

The share of renewable energy in the NSW power grid has fallen to the lowest of any Australian state or territory for the first time as the Minns government struggles to roll out several massive wind projects needed to limit the state’s dependence on coal.

The slump in new green investment in Australia’s biggest state economy is in stark contrast with Queensland, where there has been a boom in renewables construction despite the Crisafulli government scrapping green energy targets and coal closure dates.

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