For those playing at home, #Callide Power Plant's in Boyce's electorate of #Flynn.
In a good year, it spews ~5.73M tonnes of CO₂ into the atmosphere; in a bad one—like 2021—a turbine explodes, leaving over 375,000 premises without power, and sending retail power prices through the roof.
#auspol #SaltbushClub #lnp #energy #coal #climate #ClimateChange (HT @Gracchus) https://aus.social/@Gracchus/114406915791195375
‘crowd is mostly old and mostly white’ Says it all. #auspol #climatecriminals #climatechange https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/26/why-australias-most-prominent-climate-deniers-have-stopped-talking-about-the-climate-ntwnfb
‘The Callide coal-fired power plant has an annual water allocation of 20,000 ML from the Callide Dam, which is fed by the Awoonga Dam. As of Wednesday, Awoonga – which supplies the city of Gladstone’s water – was at 46% capacity, and Callide – which supplies drinking water to Biloela – was at 16.5% capacity. Callide Dam is also used to replenish aquifers that irrigate crops in the Callide Valley.
‘Callide would have to find an additional 27,000 ML of water to power the kind of power plants implied by the Coalition’s nuclear plan, the QCC report found – with Copeman saying there was simply “not enough water available”.’
#Auspol #NuclearFantasy #LNPLiars #Dutton #Kingaroy #Callide #Tarong #Qldpol
#Renewables