EVEN in the coal-rich Hunter Valley, there's ample evidence of substantial and growing support for the "decarbonisation" of the power grid through the closure of the state's big coal-fired power stations.
But as most of those in support of an end to coal power don't want to cook over open fires or read by candlelight, the push to rid the grid of coal should bring with it an acceptance that another concentrated source of energy - in the form of gas - will be needed to bolster the supply of clean, but undeniably intermittent, power from wind and solar sources.
