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1,000MW extra demand from nowhere: What happens when solar PV output falls off a cliff
The energy transition faces many large challenges – buy there are plenty of fascinating smaller ones, too. Like, what happens when a summer thunderstorm hits Brisbane?
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Rooftop solar delivers yet another record low in grid demand for South Australia
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