Wind has been shown this year to be unreliable - you must have heard we are still in the great NEM wind Drought of April-May-June 2024 If the 2024 NEM multi month wind drought can happen in 2024 - it can happen again or worse in the future - GET IT !!!! So NetZero planning has to take account of those "Elephant in the ROOM facts". WattClarity who are renewables proponents have a web page and large graphic putting the 2024 NEM wind drought in perspective. Where’s the wind gone, through 2024 Q2? … with June perhaps even worse than April or May! (not my headline - a headline from the renewables industry) https://wattclarity.com.au/articles/2024/06/22june-lowwind-2024-q2/ Click on the wind gen chart to enlarge that full screen Various Govts of both persuasions incl the NSW Greens Gladys & Kean (plus Dans commo Gov in Vic)in the NEM region have stopped or handicapped development of gas that could prop up wind - eg Santos @ Narrabri where "NSW Gov funded the EDO and Depts to conduct lawfare for years".WattClarity has another great graphic demonstrating how gas can not yet prop up NEM generation losses in a severe wind drought such as we are experiencing.Click on chart to enlarge https://wattclarity.com.au/articles/2024/06/25june-gas-fired-gens-2024-q2/ Hydro is no saviour either - see the latest analysis of hydro generation over multi years by WattClarity from the renewables industry Here is their 23Jun hydro headline - A similar trended view of the aggregate production from Hydro Discharge across the NEM through 2024 Q2 -- see years and years of evidence re actual NEM hydro generation.Dismal facts staring us all in the face. https://wattclarity.com.au/articles/2024/06/23june-hydro-2024-q2/ Ditto click on chart to enlarge - Hydrogen is a speculative way in the future wishful thinking to be any use. Batteries would need a multi-years colossal and hugely costly expansion before "satisfying demand during wind droughts" The development of the Marinus undersea link across Bass St is also USELESS BULLSHIT as Tas is mostly an importer. And Tas Hydro is RIDDLED with debts from their past blunders. BassLink has been a NetLoss maker too. Dutton's Nuc outlines have serendipitously appeared at the perfect time to replace renewables BULLSHIT I trust all that is not too hard to understand.
