{"id":15209280,"date":"2026-07-14T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/coal-plants-would-cut-power-costs-by-2050-but-with-a-massive-price-to-pay\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:33:49","slug":"coal-plants-would-cut-power-costs-by-2050-but-with-a-massive-price-to-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/coal-plants-would-cut-power-costs-by-2050-but-with-a-massive-price-to-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Coal plants would cut power costs by 2050, but with a massive price to pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The political war over net zero is set to be fought over the costs of fossil fuels and renewables, following the latest CSIRO report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/politics\/federal\/coal-plants-would-cut-power-costs-by-2050-but-with-a-massive-price-to-pay-20260714-p60f1w.html?ref=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">OCEANIA &#8211; 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