an interesting read on Solar/CC etc

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This article is a good read.
https://theconversation.com/with-a-milli...ves-237851

The situation it describes with Australia having to move towards batteries to timeshift their significant domestic solar generation capacity serves to highlight just how valuable our hydro storage capacity is in its ability to buffer intermittent solar and wind generation.

Incentivising up take of rooftop solar and domestic battery installation is just as relevant here in NZ as for Australia, particularly to mitigate transmission investment and electricity transmission losses. It's just frustrating to see the fossil fuel lobby queering the advance of an elegant solution to future energy needs.

Check out my reply to CT in his Shane Jones thread in Politics for more on the current problems with NZ's electricity sector.