• budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net
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    1 month ago

    Electricity generation in Australia over the past week:

    Chart of Energy usage in Australia

    The overall average renewables was 50.3%. but the instantaneous peak hit 80% which made the headline. In my opinion the former is actually more significant, we’re halfway toward getting rid of coal and gas.

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      And the real share would actually be higher than that if not for heavy curtailment. We just need more batteries and transmission lines, and then we can finally put coal and then gas to the sword.