Post by NFA on Aug 8, 2023 12:37:54 GMT 8
From Alberta
www.smalldeadanimals.com/2023/08/07/again-wind-power-in-alberta-drops-to-0-8-capacity-three-days-after-province-puts-brakes-on-development/
AT HOME
Sunday morning, Alberta’s wind generation dropped to 0.8 per cent, again. It’s actually around 2.5% at noon on Monday, but I don’t think I’m going to write that story. It was at similar levels on Saturday, too, so three days in a row, if you’re counting.
On Thursday, the Alberta government put a six month pause on approvals for new wind and solar projects. There are still plenty in the works already, but does anyone think there’s finally a realization at the highest level these things don’t actually work?
Also, if anyone here has seen any other media reporting on this (wind power collapsing, again), I would love to see links in the comments. As far as I’ve seen, I’m the only media doing so in Western Canada.
AT HOME
Last Sunday SE Australia was in a severe wind drought and at sunset the wind was supplying 4% of demand at CF 9%.
Before breakfast on Monday morning at 7.20 the wind was providing 7% of demand at CF 16%.
Imagine the devastation of regional areas to build the windmills and transmission lines to replace the black and brown in the bars with green.
And note that extra capacity will not deliver anything on windless nights.
That figure of 16% is above the arbitrary level of 10% that I use for severe droughts and half of the average CF which is 29%.
Tasmania, the battery of the nation, was burning gas with the wind contributing zero % at 0.3% CF. That was 1.3MW!
South Australia was importing 20% of the demand and local wind production was 40% of the demand.
At 6.20 in the evening across the NEM the wind provided 4% at 9% CF. (drought.)
SA was importing a third of the demand while local wind generated 10% of demand running at CF 7%.
Victoria, the state with the largest wind fleet, was getting 6% of demand at 10% CF.
The battery of the nation was burning gas again, with the wind delivering 1% of the supply at CF 4%.
This morning at 7.10 the wind is delivering 7% of demand at CF 17%, the same as yesterday.
In SA the wind is providing 40% of local demand, at CF 30% (the average).
Tasmania had zero wind power at CF 2% and was burning gas to protect the water level in the dams.
In Victoria the wind iwasproviding 5% of generation at CF 8% (severe drought).
Stop the nonsense, the transition to wind and solar is not happening anywhere in the world, and it can't happen due to wind droughts and lack of storage.
Time to start a public discussion of an exit strategy from the net zero program.
Rafe Champion
www.flickerpower.com/index.php/search/categories/general/list-of-briefing-notes
Warning!
Wind watching can be time-consuming and habit-forming.
Watch responsibly.
And note that extra capacity will not deliver anything on windless nights.
That figure of 16% is above the arbitrary level of 10% that I use for severe droughts and half of the average CF which is 29%.
Tasmania, the battery of the nation, was burning gas with the wind contributing zero % at 0.3% CF. That was 1.3MW!
South Australia was importing 20% of the demand and local wind production was 40% of the demand.
At 6.20 in the evening across the NEM the wind provided 4% at 9% CF. (drought.)
SA was importing a third of the demand while local wind generated 10% of demand running at CF 7%.
Victoria, the state with the largest wind fleet, was getting 6% of demand at 10% CF.
The battery of the nation was burning gas again, with the wind delivering 1% of the supply at CF 4%.
This morning at 7.10 the wind is delivering 7% of demand at CF 17%, the same as yesterday.
In SA the wind is providing 40% of local demand, at CF 30% (the average).
Tasmania had zero wind power at CF 2% and was burning gas to protect the water level in the dams.
In Victoria the wind iwasproviding 5% of generation at CF 8% (severe drought).
Stop the nonsense, the transition to wind and solar is not happening anywhere in the world, and it can't happen due to wind droughts and lack of storage.
Time to start a public discussion of an exit strategy from the net zero program.
Rafe Champion
www.flickerpower.com/index.php/search/categories/general/list-of-briefing-notes
Warning!
Wind watching can be time-consuming and habit-forming.
Watch responsibly.