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Jack Gramenz

Gas before nuclear 'thought bubble' as coal reign ends

More gas-powered plants will be needed as NSW transitions to renewable energy, a minister says. (Joe Castro/AAP PHOTOS)

Federal opposition plans to roll out nuclear energy have been dismissed as a thought bubble as the nation races to replace coal power.

Alternatives to the fossil fuel - which still powers much of the grid in NSW, Victoria and Queensland - are being rapidly rolled out with coal's reign "swiftly ending," according to electricity company bosses.

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