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South Australia's power prices have plummeted as they near 100% renewables, proving to the world that relying on wind and solar with battery back-up is possible, more reliable and costs people less.

THIS is how we avoid the next oil crisis.

#EnergyRevolution #solar #renewables #australia #makeoilhistory #auspol #NZPol #NewZealand #iran

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2514985-this-states-power-prices-are-plummeting-as-it-nears-100-renewables/?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz

This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables

South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30 per cent in a year and sometimes going negative

New Scientist

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Dar 16h ago

@nickofnz am I mixing up two different stories here?

Is this the same Aus state that Elon Musk made the battery storage for after the government said it couldn't be done?

It's a few years ago and my recollection is patchy at best.

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thermonuclear small claims 16h ago

@dar @nickofnz Yes, but as with everything with Elon the story is a bit more complicated than that.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-13/tesla-big-battery-began-with-elon-musk-mike-cannon-brookes-bet/101301882

A bet between billionaires created the first big battery – but for SA's premier, it wasn't that simple

It's been five years since the construction of Elon Musk's giant battery in rural SA. But for then-premier Jay Weatherill, the tweets that triggered the Tesla project were a double-edged sword.

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Dar

@fullfathomfive @nickofnz This was when he was still wearing the 'likeable' mask.