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Old 15-03-2006, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by acropolite
Ace wrote Try telling that to Aurora Tasmania(the power utility). In Tasmania we don't burn coal BTW, most of our power is produced by Hydro and to a lesser extent wind farms with a small proportion (backup only when necessary) by Gas. As for solar not being viable, that's simply not true, the setup costs are high but the technology is (and has been for decades) achievable if not overly affordable.
yes people cant see past the initial costs... (reads pollies dont want to spend the money in thier short stay therefore giving them selves a bad name for spending so much)
if pollies were in for a longer term then maybe change would happen?

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most of our power is produced by Hydro

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