@alan_john_moran Absurdity in the extreme!

@alan_john_moran @SteveW2308 Nah, Snowy 2 makes the financial case for batteries a basket case! And, even with 50% renewables, pumping up water in pumped hydro will be done using our coal powered energy plants, making them more profitable. Snowy 2 is indirectly subsidising coal! Or nuclear in the future.

@alan_john_moran Great thread, so many things to think about. RE is being peddled in a very one-sided fashion which will only lead to disappointment later if all the actual issues are not considered! As one statesman recently put it, "Honey, is the wind blowing? I want to watch TV." 😊

@alan_john_moran Congratulations! Australian citizens need to be much better informed and decide on facts not emotion,

@alan_john_moran SA got rid of coal with no increase in gas (backup) use, and one small $92m battery ($37m Gov grant) lowered retail power bills by $40m last year.

@alan_john_moran Madness alright. Batteries are crap. Try the theory. Power =Voltage x Current "I" . You cannot store more than VxI. V is tiny & so is I current. Get real. Batteries dont work to store Power. The mimimum cost is $200 for 80 AHr. 1 kwhr. Works 100 times makes it $2/kwhr extra.

@alan_john_moran at least I know my maths was right, I calculated $500B for batteries for the whole of Australia. But then that's every 5-10 years given battery life. Or less?

@alan_john_moran @HenryK_B_ When renewables go up your bills go up. It is as simple as that.