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15/01/18

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Originally posted by betterman ↑

"The Aurora Solar Energy Project located in Port Augusta, about 300km north of the South Australian capital Adelaide, will incorporate eight hours of storage or 1100 megawatts-hours, allowing it to operate like a conventional coal or gas power station."

"allowing it to operate like a conventional coal or gas power station."

My anu5,

A coal plant will generate 1100 megawatt-hours continuously, not just for one hour;
and the electricity produced, by the solar storage over its lifetime, will cost 66c / KWHr, about quadruple the current new coal plant cost.

I am glad I live in Qld!

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Be interested in how you got that figure.
I reckon about 11c / kWh cost to the SA govt.
(495000 x 78 x 40 + 650000000) / 40 / 495000 / 1000
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