"You locate wind farms all over Australia linked to the same...

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    "You locate wind farms all over Australia linked to the same grid so that when the wind doesn't blow in certain locations you still get a continuous supply

    That scenario means that there needs to be enough wind turbines in each location, Around 30 snowy 2s would be needed for backup for a short period.

    The whole system is terribly unreliable and horrendously expensive.
 
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