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(Most of) Australia's problem is that the government stuck its head in the sand for a decade and pretended that renewables weren't happening. Consequently mini
by femto 4y ago
(Most of) Australia's problem is that the government stuck its head in the sand for a decade and pretended that renewables weren't happening. Consequently minimal groundwork was done by preparing the grid with suitable transmission and storage. Now it's being overtaken by the inevitable: renewables displacing coal/gas because they are cheaper to build and run. There will be a period of pain whilst the missing groundwork is done but it will get there.
I say "most of" as South Australia is showing how it can be done, with over 70% of its energy coming from renewables whilst not being blessed with hydro [1].
[1] https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-grid-with-the-most-wind-and-solar-has-the-smallest-reliability-gap/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-grid-with-the-mo...
- xthrown1 4y ago> Consequently minimal groundwork was done by preparing the grid with suitable transmission and storage. You mean like putting in the worlds largest battery? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornsdale_Power_Reserve?useskin=vector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornsdale_Power_Reserve?useski... You're reaching levels or reality denial I've only seen in republican administrations projections about peace in the middle east.
- hulahoof 4y agoAs noted in your link Hornsdale Power Reserve is in South Australia, which is what the parent used as a good example of preparation.
- xthrown1 4y agoYes, and it had enough backup to run the grid for 5 minutes, at the low low price of $200m. Now you'd only need another $50,000,000 to have enough storage to run it overnight.