Originally posted by zzedzz
"All they need to now is add some storage and they will be able to drop the price further"
Hardly likely.
Right now, wind is generating 510 MW from a capacity of 5421 MW. ie less than 10% of capacity.
Coal is generating 17,200 MW right now.
A bit of storage on that wind will do ZILCH for our needs.
When doing a comparison everyone ignores the need for a "like for like " in the process. Wind is not like for like. It disappears for days at a time. eg currently generating less than 10% of its capability nationwide.
How many acres of batteries costing trillions are needed to back up the total unreliability of wind?
No one ever tries to do a proper assessment on this as it shows how non sensical the concept is unless you are happy to be in the dark days on end.
Once again trying to compare apples with oranges to try and justify your position.
No one expects renewables to replace fossil tomorrow. No one is saying that they will replace fossil tomorrow. Except for the luddites of course.
What is proven is that renewables plus storage are a viable alternative and will replace a large part of the fossil fleet over the next few decades.
It is happening as we speak. More and more renewables are being built every day. Now that storage is starting to be developed on a commercial scale, we are going to see significant change in the power supply. Particularly in the area of reliability. Reliability for fossil that is.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/origin-energys-pumped-hydro-expansion-plan-wins-arena-backing-96281/
https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-a...usehold-battery-storage-support-scheme-99239/
