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Nothing shows how pathetic solar and battery power are like the pitiful celebrations

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rangerrebew:
Nothing shows how pathetic solar and battery power are like the pitiful celebrations

Strap yourself in: Solar Power and batteries made a whole town 100% renewable (for 80 minutes).

It’s an Australian first!  Put out a press release. No seriously, they did:
Solar and battery microgrid takes WA town to 100% renewables in Australian first

Western Australia has again demonstrated its remote renewable energy generation chops, after successfully powering the Pilbara town of Onslow entirely on a combination of large and small-scale solar and battery storage for a total of 80 minutes.

Only 520,000 minutes short of a whole year.

“The milestone achievement was announced by WA energy minister Bill Johnston on Friday morning after being demonstrated by state government-owned regional utility Horizon Power, which established the solar and storage microgrid next to an existing gas plant.”

https://joannenova.com.au/2021/06/nothing-shows-how-pathetic-solar-and-battery-power-are-like-the-pitiful-celebrations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nothing-shows-how-pathetic-solar-and-battery-power-are-like-the-pitiful-celebrations

Smokin Joe:
I am, probably like most Australians, underwhelmed at this milestone achievement.

Potluck:
Pilbara town of Onslow
Population: 848

The gas plant is also government owned by Horizon Power

https://www.horizonpower.com.au/our-community/news-events/news/town-of-onslow-leading-the-renewable-energy-transformation/
Horizon Power built an eight megawatt gas-fired power station in Onslow which was commissioned last year….


A little more info….

The Australian-first trial was powered by 700kW of customer-generated solar and 600kW of utility solar, and supported by battery technology.

Potluck:
IMHO I seriously doubt this would work in urban areas since this concept relies in large part on customers’ solar power. An apartment building has only so much room on the roof as per occupants. Same with office buildings.

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