Here is a simple plot to demonstrate the challenge facing our new government, and all future governments, if they want to transition to a zero carbon economy.
This is the gap between all non-fossil fuel generated electricity- solar, wind, and hydro- and total consumption in eastern Australia over the past two weeks (3rd to 17th of June) for every 30 minutes of the day.
That gap- 12,000 to 16,000 MW for base load and 16,000 to 30,000 MW for peak load- is now filled by gas and coal. Snowy 2.0 will only provide an extra 2,000 MW of storage.
That’s just for electricity- don’t forget electric vehicles and hydrogen!
(Source: OpenNEM)
kenskingdom 
June 18, 2022 at 1:49 pm
Challenge accepted (by all major parties). Build more ruinables and batteries
and then a miracle happens and feelings win out over engineering
June 18, 2022 at 2:34 pm
Exactly- it’s all about the vibe.