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"South Australia has locked in federal funding to ensure that it becomes the
first non-hydro grid in the world to reach 100 per cent net renewables.
The funding deal – through what’s known as a Renewable Energy Transformation
Agreement – means that the federal government will underwrite a minimum one
gigawatt of new wind and solar generation capacity and another 400 MW (1,600
MWh) of storage – to ensure it meets its target of 100 per cent net renewables
by 2027.
South Australia already leads Australia – and the world – with a wind and solar
share of around 70 per cent over the last 12 months. The addition of the new
capacity, along with the new Project Energy Connect transmission link from NSW,
will enable it to become the first in the world to reach 1`00 per cent net
renewables based around wind and solar.
That does not mean it will be powered at all times by wind and solar. But the
amount of wind and solar generated and stored each year will be equivalent to
what it consume each year. The state will export power at times and import at
other times, and can fall pack on existing peaking gas plants to fill in the
gaps.
Reaching that milestone will be a landmark for the state, and for advocates of
the renewable energy transition, particularly as conservative and legacy fossil
fuel interests continue to push back on the idea that a modern economy can be
powered by renewables and storage.
The irony about South Australia is that the target of 100 per cent net
renewables was originally committed by the state Liberal government. The state
Labor government merely accelerated it from 2030 to 2027."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
