Australia’s obsession with intermittent wind and solar is delivering a power supply you’d expect to find in the darkest corners of the Third World.
Yet again, peak power demand in summer has renewable energy zealots berating consumers for having the temerity to turn on air-conditioners, dishwashers and appliances.
Yet again, the same zealots waffle on about “smart grids” and “mega-batteries” being the solution to wind and solar power’s insoluble intermittency.
Yet again, the delusional assert that Australia’s “ageing” coal-fired power plants are at fault because they’re “unreliable” and that it’s “dangerous” to depend on them.
STT has dealt with that kind of nonsense a couple of times recently:
Ever-Dependable: Coal-Fired Power Keeps On Keeping On During Australia’s Bushfire Battle
Deranged & Delusional: Victorian Government Claims Wind & Solar More Reliable Than Fossil Fuels
What was mildly amusing about the story from The Australian below was not just the fact that STT has…
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Feb 01, 2020 @ 21:48:12
ever dependable coal power. It was because of breakdowns of units on c oal stations AEMO was worried.
This person could lie straight in bed
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