I note that South African newspapers point out the stupidity of...

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    I note that South African newspapers point out the stupidity of South Australia.
    "Countries that have switched aggressively over to renewables, such as South Australia and Denmark, have not had a good experience with grid stability, compounded by high energy costs."

    In South Africa consumers subsidize renewables at the rate of 5 times the cost of nuclear power.
    "That means the electricity consumer is subsidising renewable energy to the tune of 145 cents per kWh."

    "The utility spent R26.7 billion on renewable energy over the last financial year, paying an average 235 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), almost triple the average Eskom tariff of just under 90c.
    That means the electricity consumer is subsidising renewable energy to the tune of 145 cents per kWh."

    “Eskom has to fire up extremely expensive diesel turbine generators and shut down and restart coal power plants to stabilise the country’s baseline power needs. Countries that have switched aggressively over to renewables, such as South Australia and Denmark, have not had a good experience with grid stability, compounded by high energy costs.”

    "SA’s cheapest source of power still comes from the Koeberg nuclear plant at about 30c per kWh. Nuclear advocates point to the compelling business case for making greater use of nuclear in the energy mix to stabilise power supply and meet the country’s sustainability objectives in the coming decades."

    https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/government/2190146/eskom-treads-carefully-with-renewables/
 
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