Of the more delusional claims made by wind power proponents, the notion that wind power is more dependable and reliable than coal-fired power, takes the cake.
Back in December, Victoria’s Premier, Daniel Andrews revealed his tenuous grip on reality when he made the very same assertion: Deranged & Delusional: Victorian Government Claims Wind & Solar More Reliable Than Fossil Fuels
As the readily available output data demonstrated then, Victoria’s coal-fired plants deliver the goods with all the certitude of a Swiss watch, day after day, whereas Victoria’s wind industry puts in a pathetic performance, every single day.
This time it’s the loopy hard-left ‘think tank’, the Australia Institute demonstrating its inability to think, very much at all.
Last week a single 660 MW unit at the Bayswater coal-fired plant went down for urgent repairs and, right on cue, the Australia Institute started howling that it was “dangerous” to depend upon…
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Utopia, you are standing in it! 
Jan 27, 2020 @ 21:06:45
haha,
When AEMO warned of black outs why was that?
coal fired plants.
When Melbourne had a blackout last year why was that? coal fired plants.
Why do you regurgitate such inaccurate rubbish
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Jan 27, 2020 @ 22:25:13
How frequent are these maintenance periods? Does wind power have maintenance periods?
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Jan 27, 2020 @ 23:01:14
When a unit is 400 MW it is a big deal. In very hot weather when demand is the highest they break down a lot.
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