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"If you are wondering why wondering why Peter Dutton is so enthusiastic about
nuclear – apart from having Gina Rinehart issuing instructions down the phone
line – it is worth considering that this guy apparently does not know the
basics about energy and electricity.
In defending his policy on Friday, Dutton made a series of highly contentious
claims about costs and the primacy of the fiction called 24/7 “always on”
nuclear power.
But what really jarred was his argument that rooftop solar was no good because
– according to him – you can’t charge your car and fill your home battery at
the same time.
“So think about it this way, if you’ve got solar panels on your house at home,
and you’re charging up your car during the day, you can’t store energy into
your battery,” Dutton told media at the presentation of the costings of his
nuclear energy policy in Brisbane on Friday.
“You can’t, you can’t add the energy at the same time to your car, into your
battery at home. And so this is why their system is being over built so
dramatically, and this is a cost that’s already been passed on to consumers
now.”
Wtf? Did he make this stuff up himself, or is he getting advice from complete
idiots?
Let’s remind ourselves that the average solar system being installed in
Australia is over 8 kW. Some are 20 kW. That will provide plenty of capacity to
charge a car, charge a household battery, and keep the lights on at the same
time. And even help out the grid in an emergency."
We have 13KW of solar on this house, and our Nissan Leaf takes a maximum of 7KW
when charging from an AC source.
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
