CANBERRA OBSERVED Can you have too much of a renewables thing?*

Despite the vast majority of media reports to the contrary, Australia is now leading the world in building renewable energy, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). In fact, we are dangerously close to having too much renewable energy. The problem, though (and it is a big problem), is that there is now so much solar and wind power in place or under construction, that the grid will not be able to handle the new Earth-friendly but intermittent power sources. These start…

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