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Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

The commonwealth will underwrite at least 6.5 terawatt hours of new wind and solar generation in WA. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia will build more wind and solar farms and big batteries, not gas or nuclear plants, under the latest federal funding agreement.

Western Australia is the latest state to sign a Renewable Energy Transformation Agreement (RETA) and has also opened bidding for the first Capacity Investment Scheme tender for the state.

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