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01/08/20

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Originally posted by raiderup: ↑

By 2040, it could be as high as 90 per cent, and in any case at least 70 per cent because wind, solar and storage remain the cheapest option to replace ageing coal generators. By 2035, it has suggested, the “instant” penetration of wind and solar alone could reach 75 per cent, or even higher in a faster transition.

Minister for energy Angus Taylor issued a statement which said the fall in wholesale prices was the result of the government’s so-called “big stick” policy. Taylor, who is also minister for emissions reduction, made no mention of the emissions reductions.

" Instead, it's the swarm of solar panels blanketing rooftops at the rate of a large coal plant every six months. That pace is one reason the Australian Energy Market Operator, which oversees eastern Australia's power grid, this week said it expects renewables will supply as much as 90 per cent of electricity at times by 2035."

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Every state and territory has pledged by 2050 to be zero emissions compliant , taylor is irrelevant .

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Gee the battery manufacturers in China must be picking their lips.
If a solar panel lasts 15 years at best where do the old ones go? It's extremely energy intensive to recycle.
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