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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Cut and paste my comment on another post about the announcement:

  Australia wastes a lot of our renewable energy because of insufficient storage during the day. The data of our energy generation can be seen on OpenElectricity. The shaded section on top is the amount of renewables which are “curtailed” (turned off due to insufficient storage), and the little bit below the zero line is the amount that actually gets stored in batteries or pumped hydro.

  Because coal power can’t turn on and off easily, we burn coal 24/7 for power and throw away 10% of our renewable generation. Hence this policy, to encourage more use during the day when we can use more renewable power. Some retailers have been already offering this as “happy hours” or “three for free” during the solar peak.

  There are even a few retailers that vary their charges (pun intended) based on current (intended again) wholesale rates - because of all the excess solar, electricity through those providers is often completely free from 9-10am to 3-4pm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I think there will be more appliances that come with batteries built in too. There are already fridges and induction stoves that come with dual battery/mains power.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This link should show curtailment on](explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/nem/?range=…). There should be a white-shaded bit at the very top (if not, click on the box on the left side under “Curtailment” and next to “Renewables”).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  PS: Australia wastes a lot of our renewable energy because of insufficient storage during the day. The data of our energy generation can be seen on OpenElectricity. The shaded section on top is the amount of renewables which are “curtailed” (turned off due to insufficient storage), and the little bit below the zero line is the amount that actually gets stored in batteries or pumped hydro.

  Because coal power can’t turn on and off easily, we burn coal 24/7 for power and throw away 10% of our renewable generation. Hence this policy, to encourage more use during the day when we can use more renewable power. Some retailers have been already offering this as “happy hours” or “three for free” during the solar peak.

  There are even a few retailers that vary their charges (pun intended) based on current (intended again) wholesale rates - because of all the excess solar, electricity through those providers is often completely free from 9-10am to 3-4pm.

• Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panelswww.theguardian.com ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plug-in solar panels that fit on your balcony or deck are gaining traction in the US⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  AFAIK most of the small scale solar systems designed for balconies and rentals aren’t intended to connect to the grid. They are designed to deliver power downstream only to a few DC appliances, falling back to a mains power adapter when there isn’t enough sunlight or battery power.