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Palaszczuk government's CleanCo to drive 50 per cent renewable target by 2030

Mark Ludlow
Mark LudlowQueensland bureau chief
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The Queensland government will not release studies that claim a new renewable energy generation company, CleanCo, will save households $70 a year on their electricity bill, saying it could affect the new company's trading contracts.

The creation of the third state-owned electricity generation company – to accompany CS Energy and Stanwell Corporation – is aimed to counter claims by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission about the lack of competition in the generation sector in Queensland.

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Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.com

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