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In the ongoing quest to move to a more stable grid, one underpinned by renewable energy, all options are being considered, whether it is the humble home hot water system or even commercial freezers. As one of our readers commented, “Brilliant, low hanging fruit. Bring it on.” In many ways this is similar to how the grid has been balanced for years, with coal-fired power stations operating overnight. Just, now, we have the excess power during the day — the solar duck!
To illustrate, a quick check of the National Electricity Market widget tells me that at 10:00 am in summer (today) Queensland alone is producing 3.7 GW of power from solar — more than half of the grid output. Over 17 GW is being produced across the country….
