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Environment
Poppy Johnston

Record renewables share in grid as power demand climbs

Renewable energy contributed a record share to the national grid in the three months to December. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

The share of solar and wind powering Australia's main grid has reached a new high while coal power's contribution dipped below 50 per cent for the first time.

Renewable energy supplied a record 46 per cent of the national energy market's electricity in the three months to December, driving emissions to record low levels.

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