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Originally Posted by Ric
I think that there will be a lot of deafening silence from the pollies and others.
Now the question is, why is there not more coming on line?
You would think that at least two in every state can only be good for the public and economy.
Wont be holding my breath waiting for that to happen.
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hi Ric. There are two more big batteries coming on line in SA this year (mainly private funding) and the Federal and Victorian Governments have announced funding for two batteries in that state. Queensland and NT are in the early planning stages. NSW, WA and Tas??
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
That's good news eh.
Elon Musk is a cool guy.
Greg.
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it will be good news if it brings down our power prices Greg - still waiting for that to happen. In the meantime though, our 50% renewable system apparently sailed through the summer without any local hiccups, so I guess that's good. As far as I can tell, the emergency backup diesel/gas generators that the state Govt put in place last year have not been used yet (at least I have not seen anything reported).
Musk is a complex character, but his vision and energy are remarkable.
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Originally Posted by RobF
Wow! Thanks for that heads-up. Agree, will be interesting to see how much noise those facts generate (or don't....)
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Originally Posted by el_draco
Nice one Ray.... not a squeak from a single Polly yet.... Not holding my breath
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a blanket of silence seems to have descended. Interesting that the Feds have chipped in to help fund the Victorian batteries though, despite all the negative comments they made when the SA battery was installed (without federal funding).
Cheers Ray