It's not ecomnomically viable by a long shot - transforming DC voltages at the sort of power figures we are talking about is extremely expensive and not anywhere near as reliable as a good old transformer.Quote:
Originally Posted by ramblingboy42
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It's not ecomnomically viable by a long shot - transforming DC voltages at the sort of power figures we are talking about is extremely expensive and not anywhere near as reliable as a good old transformer.Quote:
Originally Posted by ramblingboy42
got your candles ready??
Market Notice 60761
AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE
AEMO declares a Forecast LOR1 condition under clause 4.8.4(b) of the National Electricity Rules for the SA region for the following period:
From 1800 hrs to 1830 hrs on 18/01/2018.
The contingency capacity reserve required is 600 MW.
The minimum reserve available is 575 MW.
It’s still light between 1800 and 1830... [emoji6]
not when you live in the dark ages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Homestar
Well you’re the one that decided to live in South Australia...[emoji6]
Yep. Wasn't SA sucking on Victoria's brown coal power yesterday. The interconnectors were just about maxed out.
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What happened to the wind?
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The coal burners were just about maxed out.
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Food for thought:
Curious Adelaide: Why does SA have the nation's highest electricity prices? - Curious Adelaide - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
import connector maxed out
the diesels are running
the battery is outputting
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...018/01/738.jpg
Looks like Queensland's coal is propping up SA.
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Wow! look at the spot price.
Minister said to turn on our air con....so turn on our air con we have!
And yesterday Tassie was exporting at loads more expensive than that, for a little while.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
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It's like the stock market, only vaguely connected to real life.
