Wind output reaches a new record high on Australia’s main grid on Tuesday night.
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Australia’s main grid hits record renewables high of 56 per cent on Sunday
Australia’s main grid hits record share of renewables on Sunday, despite many wind and solar farms switching off to dodge negative prices.
Chart of the day: Coal mining relies on implausible growth forecasts
Australia’s government has consistently forecasted rising coal exports, but the reality has been vey different.
Chart of the day: Plummeting battery costs defy expectations
Like wind and solar, the costs of battery storage are plummeting far faster than anyone expected.
Australia achieves record large solar energy output on Friday
Utility scale solar output its hits record level in Australia’s main grid on Friday, although it was still just half that of rooftop solar on households and business.
Chart of the day: Every US state with more wind power than Texas
Did you know that Texas isn’t even that great a performer in terms of proportion of wind power? Here’s every state that’s better!
Wind tops coal as number one generation source on major US grid
Wind surpassed coal as primary generation source in 2020 for Southwest Power Pool, the grid that supplies a vast territory stretching from Texas to the Canadian border.
Solar and wind farms – and even some coal units – learn to dodge negative prices
Solar and wind farms are becoming adept at dancing around negative pricing events. Even some brown coal generators are showing surprising flexibility.
“World first”: South Australia achieves 100pct solar, and lowest prices in Australia
South Australia now boasts cheapest grid power in Australia, thanks to its dominant share of wind and solar, and a world-first milestone of having solar meet all its electricity demand.
Chart of the day: European wind and solar share vs Australia
How does Australia fare in the European renewable energy stakes? 2020 was a great year for renewables, so competition is tough.
