South Australia Got 100% Of Its Electricity From Solar For 1 Hour
October 28th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
For one hour on October 11, South Australia got 100% of its electricity from solar power
October 28th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
For one hour on October 11, South Australia got 100% of its electricity from solar power
February 22nd, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
A new report charting Australia’s rising power prices over the past decade has undermined claims that South Australia’s high electricity prices have been driven by the state’s uptake wind and solar, showing that its rises have been less than in coal dependent states
June 25th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
As I just wrote, a one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold [&hellip
September 3rd, 2013 | by Giles Parkinson
Originally published on RenewEconomy. (Republishing of this article is not permitted without the consent of RenewEconomy.) Today’s graph of the [&hellip
September 3rd, 2013 | by Giles Parkinson
Originally published on RenewEconomy. (Republishing of this article is not permitted without the consent of RenewEconomy.) Already, one in five [&hellip
September 10th, 2012 | by Giles Parkinson
Last week was another big week for wind production in South Australia – as another spring weather system with high winds made wind energy the dominant force in local energy production. According to figures pulled together by consultants Intelligent Energy Systems using data from the Australian Market Operator, wind energy accounted for 57.9 per cent of demand in the state on Tuesday, and followed up with 55 per cent of total demand on Wednesday. At the morning peak of 10am, it accounted for 65 per cent – and in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday, when demand was weakest, it accounted for 80 per cent. On Monday, wind accounted for more than 85 per cent, a record. These graphs below illustrate