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Rooftop Solar Kill Switch, or Sometimes the Sun Shines Too Much

December 24, 2024 admin Australia, australia solar, australia solar energy, clean power, grid, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:08:20 +0000

As Australia adds massive amounts of rooftop solar power per year, the discourse is turning from: “we need coal/nuclear because there isn’t enough solar to feed into the grid” to “we need to switch off solar to preserve grid stability.” The point is, though, that we do, but only as … [continued]

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Sometimes the Sun Don’t Shine … Enough

November 26, 2024 admin aemo, agl, agl energy, Australia, australia solar energy, australian energy market operator (aemo), clean power, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:55:14 +0000

It’s been a miserable rainy week with loads of cloud cover here in Brisbane, Queensland. And you know what, the naysayers were right, sometimes the sun don’t shine. Or at least, doesn’t shine enough. This week, for the first time in months, I have had to use grid power to … [continued]

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