Wizard
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OldBushie
SupporterI admit that it is a step in the right direction But "Effectively" 100% renewable and "Actually" 100% renewable are two Very different things.Originally Posted by DiscoMick
100% renewable power to me is where 0% of the power used is sourced from fossil fuels, This won't be the case in Canberra regardless of how much power it puts back into the grid.
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If the rest of the country copied the ACT this country would be 100% renewable.
It can be done. Britain has just gone a whole week without burning a single lump of coal
Wizard
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OldBushie
SupporterIf the rest of the country did the same as Canberra where would we get the power from when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining.
Without a reliable and cost effective National electricity storage system fossil fuels are our ONLY option at the moment if the renewables are not producing the power needed 24/7.
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Swaggie
Just having a read. Great to see ACT buying in so much renewable energy via the grid. It was also good to see that last year SA was 53% renewable and Tasmania was almost totally working on renewable. Rest of the states need to get their act together with NSW 15%, QLD 10%, WA 16% and Victoria 21%. For renewables, about 1/3 comes from Hydro, 1/3 from Wind and 20% from small scale solar.
It will be interesting to see if there is any shift in government direction on this after todays election.
Cheers
Slunnie
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LordRover
SupporterWell no its not - in winter the whole continent is in darkness for about 10 hours and in summer for about 6-8 hours or so.
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OldBushie
SupporterSeriously?
Where did you get that information from, The Guardian??
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ForumSage
I'm a fan of the move to renewables in a reasonably sensible, short timeframe.
Statements like that are just counterproductive to this transformation. Just makes the advocates look stoopid.
A major emerging issue is the ability of the grid in a lot of areas of this bloody 'big country' to get the power from where the 'sun is always shining and the wind is always blowing' (hehe) to where it can be used by the grid proper (as it exists today, in need of radical change), to store or distribute energy for use.
Especially in Victoria.
cheers, DL
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