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Fossil
VS Non-Fossil
Wind power
Natural gas
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Natural gas is used to generate electricity and to cook and heat in homes.
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The Mortlake powerplant is used for peakload. This means that it powers homes at the time most electricity is used. The plant makes about 550MW a day.
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Natural gas supplies around 12% of Australia's energy. This is extremely low compared to gas (76%).
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Wind power is often used to generate electricity.
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The Macarthur wind farm makes 440MW a day, at its best.
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Wind power supplies 3% of Australia's energy and is close behind hydropower (7%).
Use
This page describes how each energy source is used and what percentage of Australia's energy each provides.
Chart displaying % of energy source used by fuel sources in Australia
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