{
  "id": 3162161,
  "title": "AEMO warns on energy shortages after coal closures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/aemo-warns-on-energy-shortages-after-coal-closures",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/08/aemo-warns-on-energy-shortages-after-coal-closures/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "I have warned repeatedly that Australia’s energy system is on a collision course with physics and reality. To recap, coal is currently the backbone of Australia’s electricity grid, accounting for 58% of NEM generation over the past three months: The latest version of AEMO’s flagship report, the 2026 ISP released in June, showed that more than The post AEMO warns on energy shortages after coal…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}