Originally posted by 310843B
ok after all the experts ranting, carry on and posting links to all kinds of amazing things
please show, as in post a link
where your wind and solar
produce enough generation
to power industry and a matching city
as Base Load generators do
and produce 24/7 rain, hail, shine and or in the darkest hours
and
WITHOUT Back-up Base Load generators
and please none of this junk
well in 10 or 20 years time stuff
this country and its people and its industry require 'power' now
thanks for your help
The two wind farms in Albany WA have the capacity to produce 80% of their power, that is a fair whack.
Sure there are times they don't produce at full capacity and you need back up but even a coal fired power plant needs a back up.
It's is true that power from an existing coal fired power plant is cheaper than wind power, $40 MWH vs $60 MWH but for a new build coal fired power plant the cost would be around $75 MWH.
If a new build coal fired power plant was feasible the private sector would be right in there but they are not, existing power companies are also not interested and are moving to renewables
