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This makes perfect economic sense, without any environmental arguments. Rooftop solar now produces 11.2% of the electricity in the Australian market [1], as it

by femto 2y ago

This makes perfect economic sense, without any environmental arguments. Rooftop solar now produces 11.2% of the electricity in the Australian market [1], as it's the cheapest source of electricity. That percentage is not a peak value, but averaged across the year. On some summer days, rooftop solar is effectively powering the entire grid and is having to be throttled. That 11.2% only includes the power that enters the market. It does not include power which houses generate and consume on-site, which does not pass through the meter, so the actual percentage is higher. [1] https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/australia-solar-2024-mb3086/ https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/australia-solar-2024-mb3...

senectus1 2y ago
Im about to invest in enough battery that even in summer i should be able to save all my solar without exporting any back to the grid. 20-30kw i think is where its at.
- bamboozled 2y ago
  Awesome, blog about it? How much of it are you doing yourself? I'm doing a renovation on our barn, which is almost a rebuild, I'm changing the roof design so it will be a massive solar array, directly south facing no less!
  - senectus1 2y ago
    I wish I was able to like you, but I'm in Australia and our laws around building codes and electrical work are very restrictive.
bamboozled 2y ago
That's the funny part about all this "drill baby drill" talk. This isn't going to be stopping people from charging ahead with renewables and renewable investment. Really looking forward to seeing how it will play out but I feel the oil barrons are on the wrong side of history here. The other obvious reason is air quality, apparently lung cancer is on the rise globally, nasty shit.
- mrguyorama 2y ago
  >I feel the oil barrons are on the wrong side of history here. Why would they care? They are all dead in a couple decades anyway and will be stupidly wealthy the whole time. Shame never worked on the capitalist class which is why we had to literally start murdering them to get basic things like "You can't work more than 40 hours a week without a slight premium in price"

by femto 2y ago

senectus1 2y ago

Im about to invest in enough battery that even in summer i should be able to save all my solar without exporting any back to the grid. 20-30kw i think is where its at.

bamboozled 2y ago
Awesome, blog about it? How much of it are you doing yourself? I'm doing a renovation on our barn, which is almost a rebuild, I'm changing the roof design so it will be a massive solar array, directly south facing no less!
- senectus1 2y ago
  I wish I was able to like you, but I'm in Australia and our laws around building codes and electrical work are very restrictive.

bamboozled 2y ago

That's the funny part about all this "drill baby drill" talk. This isn't going to be stopping people from charging ahead with renewables and renewable investment. Really looking forward to seeing how it will play out but I feel the oil barrons are on the wrong side of history here. The other obvious reason is air quality, apparently lung cancer is on the rise globally, nasty shit.

mrguyorama 2y ago
>I feel the oil barrons are on the wrong side of history here. Why would they care? They are all dead in a couple decades anyway and will be stupidly wealthy the whole time. Shame never worked on the capitalist class which is why we had to literally start murdering them to get basic things like "You can't work more than 40 hours a week without a slight premium in price"