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No Parking Zone! => Off Topic, Off Colour, and non-motorcycle related => Topic started by: alans1100 on December 14, 2017, 02:03:07 PM

Title: 2017-12-14 Peterborough SA Solar Farm
Post by: alans1100 on December 14, 2017, 02:03:07 PM
Looks we're getting a solar farm

I have seen ads for employment in the supermarket for the construction of this

http://reneweconomy.com.au/this-4-9mw-solar-farm-will-be-south-australias-largest-for-a-while-37199/ (http://reneweconomy.com.au/this-4-9mw-solar-farm-will-be-south-australias-largest-for-a-while-37199/)
Title: Re: 2017-12-14 Peterborough SA Solar Farm
Post by: Bodø Glimt on December 14, 2017, 03:17:58 PM
I  can do that and the big battery in one day trip.
Title: Re: 2017-12-14 Peterborough SA Solar Farm
Post by: STeveo on December 14, 2017, 04:11:41 PM
Makes sense to use something that is there nearly every day (the sun) and the wind when it blows.
Title: Re: 2017-12-14 Peterborough SA Solar Farm
Post by: StinkyPete on December 14, 2017, 04:17:36 PM
SA is going to need all the help we can get with power generation.
While I applaud the introduction of renewables, the transition needs to be orderly and affordable.  I suspect energy generators are taking advantage of our high power prices to opportunistically line their pockets in setting up fancy batteries, and the Peterborough and Port Augusta solar generators.   They won't bring power prices down.
Title: Re: 2017-12-14 Peterborough SA Solar Farm
Post by: STeveo on December 14, 2017, 04:19:40 PM
Have you EVER heard of power prices going down?   :'(
Title: Re: 2017-12-14 Peterborough SA Solar Farm
Post by: alans1100 on December 14, 2017, 07:06:35 PM
SA is going to need all the help we can get with power generation.
While I applaud the introduction of renewables, the transition needs to be orderly and affordable.  I suspect energy generators are taking advantage of our high power prices to opportunistically line their pockets in setting up fancy batteries, and the Peterborough and Port Augusta solar generators.   They won't bring power prices down.
It's not the generators but the retailers who are ripping everyone off.

The retailers still expect us to pay for solar/wind power at the same cost or even more than coal/gas fired power. With solar/wind power there is only infrastructure costs (includes wages etc.) all of which are tax deductable
Title: Re: 2017-12-14 Peterborough SA Solar Farm
Post by: Biggles on December 14, 2017, 07:07:00 PM
Have you EVER heard of power prices going down?   :'(

No, but they never used to go up 50% every year...
Title: Re: 2017-12-14 Peterborough SA Solar Farm
Post by: STroppy on December 14, 2017, 07:12:44 PM
Looks we're getting a solar farm

I have seen ads for employment in the supermarket for the construction of this

[url]http://reneweconomy.com.au/this-4-9mw-solar-farm-will-be-south-australias-largest-for-a-while-37199/[/url] ([url]http://reneweconomy.com.au/this-4-9mw-solar-farm-will-be-south-australias-largest-for-a-while-37199/[/url])


So possibility of employment closer to home?