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Marion Rae

Record rooftop solar slashes wholesale energy prices

Record rooftop solar and a mild winter sparked a plunge in wholesale electricity and gas prices. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia must urgently invest in new large-scale energy assets as coal plants retire and solar goes through the roof, the regulator has warned.

Record rooftop solar and a mild winter sparked a plunge in wholesale electricity and gas prices in the three months to September, according to data released on Thursday.

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