It's all about the prevailing spot prices on the energy market. How it's produced is irrelevant.
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It's all about the prevailing spot prices on the energy market. How it's produced is irrelevant.
Of course not. Once they're up, no-one has to shovel coal into their boilers, clean the tubes etc. They are very low maintenance compared to thermal plants. The energy input cost is $0.00 per tonne.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eevo
It's called "looking after the shareholders". Everyone loves a profitable company, right? [smilebigeye]Quote:
Originally Posted by trout1105
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Originally Posted by bee utey
more suppy, price goes down, therefor unprofitable.
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Originally Posted by Eevo
But wind farms are owned by companies with other generation, so they can weather low prices when their operating cost is close to zero. Short term low costs will be followed by periods of higher price once inefficient plant has been squeezed out.
BTW, what's "suppy"?
Wind farms and battery banks are teaming up to generate and store power until it is really needed. That will stabilise the grid and prices over time.
i'll believe it when i see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
What's the, um, current status of the TESLA battery powering South Australia ? Good / Bad / too early to tell ?
-( Yes, it WAS intended !)
Victorian power bills soar after Hazelwood coal plant closure
This sums a lot of this issue up for me.
Pickles.
If you had shares in the energy companies you would be a lot happier.... [thumbsupbig]Quote:
Originally Posted by Pickles2