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West Australian government reveals massive scale of going green — but who’s going to pay is yet to be worked out

According to the report, thousands of kilometres of transmission lines will need to be built in the next two decades. (ABC News: Kenith Png)

Western Australia’s biggest electricity system will need to roughly triple in size over the next 20 years, as the state seeks to wean itself off fossil fuels and go green.

In a landmark report released today, the West Australian government outlined the massive scale of building that would be required to replace coal-fired power stations and meet surging demand from customers — particularly industry — electrifying their operations.

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