Australia’s Liberals Win State Election in Blow for Renewables Lobby

Australia’s Liberals Win State Election in Blow for Renewables Lobby
Wind Turbine on the way to Tesla Powerpack Launch Event at Hornsdale Wind Farm on Sept. 29, 2017 in Adelaide, Australia. Mark Brake/Getty Images
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SYDNEY–Australia’s governing Liberal party has won the state election in South Australia, a victory that could deal a blow to the nation’s current renewable energy plans.

Saturday’s poll pitted the center-right Liberals against the state’s ruling center-left Labor party, while independent Nick Xenophon’s new party SA Best failed to win the balance-of-power and have the final say over which major party governs.