" One coal fired power station would be simpler and cheaper and guarantee base load. I don't think I have ever seen stupidity of this magnitude. A battery that will keep 30,000 households in power for approximately two and a half minutes - just enough time to find the torch and the candles. Meanwhile a foreign carpet bagger runs off with millions. "
Renewable energy mix played role in SA blackout, third AEMO report confirms
The interconnector failure left the state islanded from the national power grid and prompted a massive and rapid fluctuation of frequency, forcing all generators across South Australia to go offline.
Historically, the rate of frequency change following an interconnector failure has been managed successfully using
load shedding, as demonstrated during a blackout earlier this month.
But the AEMO found in September, "the proportionally low amount of conventional generation dispatched in SA at the time of separation, and the subsequent low inertia, resulted in a higher [rate of change of frequency] than had been experienced during previous separation events".
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-12/renewable-energy-mix-played-role-in-sa-blackout/8111184
I'm of the view the Batterys are there to even out the frequency,thus uphold the integrity of the system, not provide base load power.
Richo should stick to what he knows, not what he thinks he knows.
Raider
