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yonly65 t1_j5s75z6 wrote

The most uplifting news from my POV: power from renewables is now less expensive to produce than power from coal in some parts of the world. So much so that perfectly good coal-fired power plants are being decommissioned because they can't compete with modern renewables. And the technological genie which enables these renewables cannot be put back in the bottle.

As the saying goes, people didn't stop riding horses because they ran out of horses; they stopped because cars were superior. You're seeing the same thing happen with renewables now. It's wonderful.

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random_shitter t1_j5t7olv wrote

Slight but important correction: building and operating new renewables is in more and more places cheaper than operating an existing fossil fuel plant. Building new fossil fuel plants is not done any more from an economic perspective but for reliability reasons.

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wangyuanji58 t1_j5sg5su wrote

I'm skeptical of the record lows. How much fossil fuel did Australia use in the summer of 1642?

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spookmann t1_j5ssm2a wrote

Prolly about 100% worth.
Throw another didgeridoo on the barbie, mate!

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Phronso t1_j5qyvg4 wrote

Yay and the sky didn’t fall in!

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urbanail1 t1_j5sd430 wrote

So why is my bill at an all time high?

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exterminans666 t1_j5sylpl wrote

Because inflation and mostly just corporate greed.

Renewables will be a bit more expensive though. We will need systems to balance power demand and stronger power grids. But this is offset by cheaper renewables.

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Tigen13 t1_j5skzzj wrote

Renewables bad... let's go all in on these limited resources instead.

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random_shitter t1_j5t7h3j wrote

This is not surprising. The transition is well underway. We're going to get a lot of headlines like this in the coming years.

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sc00bs000 t1_j5t0dlq wrote

so why is my electricity per kW higher than its ever been?

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netz_pirat t1_j5ttvm1 wrote

Because you pay for the renewables and the fossil plants that sit idle.

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cerulean94 t1_j5tqzem wrote

Texas has aggressively entered the chat

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magnumopus44 t1_j5ridxn wrote

Wow that's still a lot of coal. Australia has one of the highest per capita co2 emissions. I am surprised how low the roof top solar contributes. It's everywhere. For those wondering why one of the largest uranium suppliers don't have nuclear in the mix it's because Australia said no to that in the 90s.

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Phongar t1_j5qy50d wrote

Seen one too many scrums David.Please leave politics and find a job you can get your head around.

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Couldnothinkofaname t1_j5q279p wrote

That explains my rolling black outs in the summer and my high utility bill.

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SilverNicktail t1_j5q741r wrote

You're a conservative American. The article is about Australia. Your lack of effort in even the most basic comprehension of the topic may explain the first one, TBH.

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Couldnothinkofaname t1_j5umfad wrote

Man what an idiot this guy is. Come on bro at least read the article. I'm I right?

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