Power prices, gas prices- ouch or Solar perhaps?

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Originally Posted by DoubleChevron;[URL="tel:3257019"

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So it will run a bit of the local city for 25minutes .... what a pathetic waste. 25minutes is just nothing if there is an outage for any reason.

Imagine the infrustructure we could have upgraded that would last generations for one billion $$$.

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As Adelaide discovered, a backup system is only any use if it works. And 25 minutes is not very long, especially if you are on an operating table and the emergency generator doesn’t start. A total grid failure in Melbourne would kill people. All for a vanity project.

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Originally Posted by Tins

As Adelaide discovered, a backup system is only any use if it works. And 25 minutes is not very long, especially if you are on an operating table and the emergency generator doesn’t start. A total grid failure in Melbourne would kill people. All for a vanity project.

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I'm trying not to be to negative. I can understand why they want big batteries around the place. They should not be mentioning how long it can supply power for, as this most likely isn't the reason they have installed a battery. It will be installed as the infrastructure cannot handle peak power requirements at specific times of day, and they have worked out ""xxx million"" to upgrade the power transmission lines, or ""xx million"" to install a battery that can handle the peak power requirements that may only happen for a 1 hour period of the day.

Its really hard not to be negative when you see the utter stupidity they continue with though :(