Post by NFA on Dec 20, 2023 7:22:46 GMT 8
How many green jobs can we afford?
This is a lists of green projects compiled by Keith Pitt.
Project Cost Const Perm Cost for
$ Jobs jobs perm job
$ Mill
Project Cost Const Perm Cost for
$ Jobs jobs perm job
$ Mill
Kaban wind 37.3M 250 5 7.4
Clarke Creek wind 1500M 50 25 60.0
Western Downs hub 600M 150 10 60.0
Borumba Dam 14200M 2360 30 466.0
pumped hydro
Clarke Creek wind 1500M 50 25 60.0
Western Downs hub 600M 150 10 60.0
Borumba Dam 14200M 2360 30 466.0
pumped hydro
Numurka solar 200M 300 6 30.0
Golden Plains wind 3000M 700 7 500.0
Rye Park wind 700M 250 10 70.0
New England solar 1300M 700 15 100.0
TOTAL 21.5B 5000 108 7Mil to half a Bil
How many green jobs can we afford at 7 million to half a billion per permanent job?
But what about the benefits?
Productivity is the key to human progress and investment in new capital goods is the way to increase productivity.
That means producing things that people want or need in a way that is cheaper or at least better value for money.
So what do we get out of the projects listed above, and others like them?
We get power that is more expensive, intermittent, with a massive environmental footprint.
Incidentally, those costs don’t include the rewiring that will call for tens of billions more.
But what about the benefits?
Productivity is the key to human progress and investment in new capital goods is the way to increase productivity.
That means producing things that people want or need in a way that is cheaper or at least better value for money.
So what do we get out of the projects listed above, and others like them?
We get power that is more expensive, intermittent, with a massive environmental footprint.
Incidentally, those costs don’t include the rewiring that will call for tens of billions more.
What is the future for manufacturing and any kind of power-intensive industry when power becomes more expensive and intermittent?
And then there is the opportunity cost, the goods and services we can get if we spend the money on other things like modern coal-burning power stations.
And then there is the opportunity cost, the goods and services we can get if we spend the money on other things like modern coal-burning power stations.
PLAN B
Albo and Bowen’s Plan A is clearly not a goer, what about Plan B?
Build some modern, highly efficient, supercritical coal burners.
That should have started while the old stations were closing after the turn of the century.
They will deliver at 98% capacity every day of the year between routine maintenance. The power will be cheap, it will be reliable, there will be no expensive re-wiring.
Nuclear power will come on line one day.
But at the moment the nuclear policy of the Coalition is a figleaf to cover the nakedness of the energy policy they have pursued since Malcolm Turnbull rallied the pink and green rats in the ranks to assassinate Tony Abbott. The ultimate betrayal of the nation occurred when Scott Morrison caved in to the net zero lobby.
We need politicians who are literate in science and engineering so they can stand up in public and make the case to burn coal without fear or shame until nuclear power is on deck.
Albo and Bowen’s Plan A is clearly not a goer, what about Plan B?
Build some modern, highly efficient, supercritical coal burners.
That should have started while the old stations were closing after the turn of the century.
They will deliver at 98% capacity every day of the year between routine maintenance. The power will be cheap, it will be reliable, there will be no expensive re-wiring.
Nuclear power will come on line one day.
But at the moment the nuclear policy of the Coalition is a figleaf to cover the nakedness of the energy policy they have pursued since Malcolm Turnbull rallied the pink and green rats in the ranks to assassinate Tony Abbott. The ultimate betrayal of the nation occurred when Scott Morrison caved in to the net zero lobby.
We need politicians who are literate in science and engineering so they can stand up in public and make the case to burn coal without fear or shame until nuclear power is on deck.
Rafe Champion
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www.flickerpower.com/index.php/search/categories/general/list-of-briefing-notes
Warning!
Wind watching can be time-consuming and habit-forming.
Watch responsibly.
