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WindEconomics: Onshore wind in Australia hit hard by inflationary pressures

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WindEconomics: Onshore wind in Australia hit hard by inflationary pressures

The capital costs of all available electricity-generating technologies in Australia, as elsewhere, have increased during the past year, but onshore wind saw the biggest rise at 35% according to a new report.

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