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"A surge in rooftop solar output has propelled the share of renewables output
on Australia’s main grid to a record high of 75.2 per cent, and sent the share
of coal and operating demand levels down to record lows.
The new milestone was reached on Sunday at 11.15 (AEST) when the share of
renewables past 75 per cent for the first time in a five minute trading period,
beating the previous peak of 74.4 per cent set just 14 days earlier. On Monday,
the record was broken again when renewables hit a new instantaneous peak of
75.3 per cent.
The biggest contributor on Sunday was the output of the more than 21 gigawatts
(GW) of solar panels mounted on rooftops across the main grid, with rooftop PV
also setting a new record share of 52 per cent, up from 50.4 per cent that it
set a week earlier.
Of course, when there are winners there are also losers, and the nation’s
slowly dwindling fleet of ageing coal fired generators posted a new record low
share of 24.1 per cent at 11.05 AEST, and a record low output of 6,042 MW at
11.50 AEST, much below the previous low of 6,380 MW.
Operational demand on the main grid also fell to a new low of 10,489 MW at
midday AEST on Sunday. Another demand measure – “market demand” – dropped below
10,000 MW for the first time ever, according to another data source at
Watt
Clarity."
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
