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- The island of Jersey gets 95% of its electricity via cables from France. The latest post-Brexit fishing dispute got so hot so fast, that a French minister even suggested cutting off the electricity if they didn’t get...
- Green energy “an existential threat to German economy” declares Supreme Auditors Fri, 2 Apr 21, 5:16amEmden, Germany by Gritte The supreme auditors of Germany warned about the costs of Green energy a few years ago, but now they are paying attention to energy security too, and with sudden alarm they’ve announced that...
- In a fluke moment SA and Vic have got cheap electricity (but only thanks to Black coal, and a screwed market) Fri, 19 Mar 21, 6:12pmYesterdays free advertisement for the Renewables Industry comes from Peter Martin, ANU, and was swallowed whole by The Conversation, and then repeated by The ABC...
- Texas dodged a bullet: Would you like explosions with your blackouts? Mon, 22 Feb 21, 9:26pmHouston Texas, Feb 2021. Image by Fish & Trips Texas toyed with cascading crises The Green Experiment could have gone so much worse. Here’s a man who was a gas industry executive involved in a near miss in New England...
- Texas: day four without power and water for some, fishtanks freeze, pipes burst, “worse than Africa” Fri, 19 Feb 21, 4:14amEven if the Texas situation resolves tomorrow the anger will burn for months A few hours ago, about one quarter of Texas still didn’t have power...
- Extension cord to rescue renewable South Australia will now cost $2.4 billion Sat, 10 Oct 20, 3:45pmIt’s another hidden subsidy for “Green Power”.
- Thanks to wind and solar power, Australians have to drive to work to save the planet Mon, 21 Sep 20, 12:47pmAustralians used to have an electricity grid that gave them the freedom to work from home For years they told us to work at home to help the environment. But thanks to a decentralized unreliable grid, Australians are now...
- SA: Still at risk of blackout, one third of solar PV “switching off” to save state, needs $1.5b interconnector bandaid to NSW Fri, 19 Jun 20, 4:48pmA $1,500 million dollar emergency line is needed to rescue South Australia from renewable blackouts. Image: Marcus Wong Wongm Why do so few see the enormous subsidy cost of keeping the South Australian electricity...
- SA renewable electricity market mayhem as frequency stabilizing costs hit record breaking $90 million Wed, 19 Feb 20, 4:46amSince SA was islanded the costs just to keep the frequency stable are as much as the energy itself Two weeks ago the Australian grid had a major near miss, and South Australia has been isolated from the rest of the nation...
- What do we call it when the State turns off your air conditioner? A “Peaksmart” moment Fri, 6 Dec 19, 4:50pm… You can’t make this stuff up. The Government advertising bureau — the ABC — is telling Queenslanders that it’s good for them if the government switches off their air conditioning. As we pay...
- Jeopardy: What happens when your single largest generator is uncontrolled and coordinated by clouds? Watch Western Australia Sun, 1 Dec 19, 8:48pmWestern Australia is a giant experiment: Even the Energy Experts are saying solar is jeopardizing the grid — it’s “dumb” Watch this space — blackout coming, 3 years and counting… The...
- Oopsie solar-battery fail? Cloud causes System Black event at Alice Springs affecting thousands Tue, 15 Oct 19, 5:58pmWelcome to the new complexified energy grid where a cloud can cause a system black event — knocking out power for as much as nine hours. This affected the hospital for 30 minutes and the prolonged problems caused many...
- Basslink cable out again, costing Victorians more as prices rise Wed, 28 Aug 19, 4:12pmThe Basslink cable has gone down again, and is expected to be out of action til mid-October. Luckily for Tasmania, the dams are at 45% full. However in Victoria, which sits on one of the largest brown coal reserves in the...
- Unexpected UK EarthHour at peak time Friday — just after Wind Power hits new high? Sun, 11 Aug 19, 4:20amFragile grids Over a million people lost power in the UK yesterday thanks to the sudden outage of a gas and a wind plant. Some of the countries biggest railway stations were inoperable. Passengers were stuck on trains for...
- Invisible costs of renewables: “Staggeringly high” $125b for US electricity consumers Thu, 25 Apr 19, 3:47amA major new “nail in coffin” study shows the more renewables we force onto the market the more expensive electricity gets.