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South Australia is an interesting example. It is a big state, but 77% of the 1.8mil population live in the capital city. The average population density of the w
by Gatsky 4y ago
South Australia is an interesting example. It is a big state, but 77% of the 1.8mil population live in the capital city. The average population density of the whole state is 1.7 persons per sqkm. It has a temperate climate, and gets quite a lot of sun overall. They’ve done a good job lately with their energy mix but important to bear in mind their specific circumstances when extrapolating to other places with less pleasant weather, less space, more distributed populations and more difficult grid arrangements.
- defrost 4y agoSure - take it as an example of renewable energy working for a continuous sustained period of time for ~ 2 million people plus Defence Industries [1], Heavy Industry Smelters [2], etc. It's "small", sure, but it's much bigger than a single house (which was the comment I responded to "sure, a house is easy, but does it scale?)). It's also relatively isolated (although not a fully isolated independent grid like W.Australia) and so serves as an interesting test case with almost a circle about it. [1] https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases/2021-11-23/south-australia-defence-industry-does-heavy-lifting https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases/2021-11-2... [2] https://www.nyrstar.com/operations/metals-processing/nyrstar-port-pirie https://www.nyrstar.com/operations/metals-processing/nyrstar... > The Port Pirie plant is one of the world’s largest multi-metal smelters, producing lead, silver and by-products such as sulphuric acid.