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Re:Solar meets 100 percent of South Australia demand for fir... by belorn on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @04:12AM (#24763388)
Is there a date when the existing gas plants will be decommissioned and demolished?
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Re:Solar meets 100 percent of South Australia demand for fir... by edhelas on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @04:38AM (#24763523)
Good question, all the emitted CO² stays for centuries in the atmosphere. What is happening if in the end they can't replace all those "dirty" backups ?

This whole plan will basically work only if this big "if" is solved and deployed.

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