Clear the Air says:
one of the main reasons why the local air is dirty – look at the fuel mix numbers
In 1999 CLP burned 32.87% more ‘clean’ gas than it burned in 2008
In 2008 CLP burned 2.78 times more polluting PM2.5 coal than it burned in 1999
In 2008 CLP generated locally 38.71% more GWh than in 1999.
In 1999 CLP burned 62% more ‘clean’ gas than it burned in 2007
In 2007 CLP burned 3.25 times more polluting PM2.5 coal than it burned in 1999
| Fuel consumed Terajoules | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
| Oil | 1,048 | 868 | 1,116 | 1,202 | 2,024 | 1,671 | 1,244 | 2,163 | 3,164 |
| Coal | 153,565 | 179,599 | 148,830 | 144,938 | 133,403 | 153,450 | 74,472 | 55,218 | 88,572 |
| Gas | 77,487 | 63,552 | 85,462 | 85,733 | 85,777 | 59,367 | 93,139 | 102,959 | 87,650 |
| Total Terajoules Tj | 232,100 | 244,019 | 235,408 | 231,873 | 221,204 | 214,488 | 168,855 | 160,340 | 179,386 |