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Not a country, and quite optimal conditions but South Australia tells what the future will bring globally as renewables and storage continue to scale. Switch hy
by Gwypaas 4y ago
Not a country, and quite optimal conditions but South Australia tells what the future will bring globally as renewables and storage continue to scale. Switch hydro from continuous to more of a peaker style of operation and we are very close.
> Sometimes the sun does shine and the wind does blow. That’s most of the time in South Australia, apparently. The average share of wind and solar during October was 72%. For 29 out of 31 days, 100% of the power used in South Australia (SA) was renewable. The sky didn’t fall, the grid didn’t collapse, and the apocalypse is not nigh.
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/11/04/solar-wind-72-of-south-australias-electricity-in-october-world-not-turned-upside-down/ https://cleantechnica.com/2021/11/04/solar-wind-72-of-south-...
With a 65.7% average of renewables over 2021.
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/record-year-renewables-provided-5x-more-power-than-gas-2021/ https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/record-year-rene...