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spiffmeister@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

You can do a bit better than citing a dude with vested interests. You can even find government sources that roughly agree with you: The AEMC report

However the report also notes that:

Delays to new wind and transmission build, and the uncoordinated use of CER are projected to have the biggest impact on electricity costs.

Highlighting that renewables do decrease prices. Of course, reducing gas prices would probably also reduce prices.

Also at least for last quarter the [AEMO] (www.aemo.com.au/-/media/files/…/qed-q4-2024.pdf?r…) report that coal and transmission are the driving costs. Negative energy prices were primarily driven by renewables.

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FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The AEMO are the biggest vested interest in this. Nothing they say can be taken seriously.

Renewables don’t decrease prices because without transmission and grid-scale storage, which doesn’t even exist yet, it’s basically useless.

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- spiffmeister@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Renewables do decrease prices though? Maybe l2add?
  
  If you’d heard it was 40% why did you say it was only 6-8% in your previous comment?
  
  Because that’s literally what the referenced article states? Maybe l2read?
  
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  - FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    As the percentage of renewables increases, power bills increase, not decrease. Have you not been paying attention?
    
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