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Re:2025 Iberia Blackout Report by cyberax on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @02:35AM (#44363406)
> Completely solved with lithium based grid storage at key locations btw.

That's because Australia has a moderate amount of renewables and prefers to burn fossil fuels. Right now, around 25% of the electricity in Australia is generated by solar or wind.

Spain is past 50% of renewable generation, and their problems are much bigger.

Re:2025 Iberia Blackout Report by AnotherGoodName on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @12:08PM (#44367707)
The state where this was occurring before the battery build out is over 70% renewables.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_South_Australia