ENERGY Why renewables destabilise the power grid*

While advocates of renewable energy (for example, solar and wind power) extol their low carbon-dioxide emissions, the increased problems (and cost) caused by fluctuating power supply is rarely acknowledged.


South Australia’s Tesla big battery

When Australia’s power supply was provided entirely by large base-load power stations, surplus generating capacity was built into the system.
This ensured that the large daily and seasonal variations in demand were man…

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