{"id":21742,"date":"2020-11-01T15:02:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T20:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=21742"},"modified":"2020-11-01T15:04:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T20:04:51","slug":"south-australia-got-100-of-its-electricity-from-solar-for-1-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=21742","title":{"rendered":"South Australia Got 100% Of Its Electricity From Solar For 1 Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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.. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .. <\/p>\n

An article by Zachary Shahan\u00a0from Clean Technica<\/a><\/p>\n

Once upon a time, it was \u201ccommon knowledge\u201d in the energy industry that solar energy couldn\u2019t contribute more than 5% share of electricity supply. For a long time, this was claimed to be an upper limit that utilities could handle. My, how things have changed!<\/p>\n

South Australia is one of the best examples. The Australian state gets more than 20% of its electricity <\/a> from rooftop solar power alone, and nearly 70% <\/a> from all types of wind and solar together.<\/p>\n

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South Australia also broke an interesting milestone earlier this month. For one hour on October 11<\/a>, South Australia got 100% of its electricity from solar power. It is reportedly the largest jurisdiction in the world to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is truly a phenomenon in the global energy landscape,\u201d Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) chief executive Audrey Zibelman said.<\/p>\n

Indeed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever before has a jurisdiction the size of South Australia been completely run by solar power.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Question for this article:<\/div>\n
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Are we making progress in renewable energy?<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A whopping 77% of that electricity came from rooftop solar panels. The other 23% came from large-scale solar projects.<\/p>\n

Even hitting this big milestone, AEMO expects 36,000 more rooftop solar power systems will be installed in South Australia in the next 14 months.<\/p>\n

Naturally, solar power didn\u2019t provide precisely 100% of electricity demand in that one hour on October 11. Excess electricity from those solar power sources went into batteries or got sent to Victoria, a neighboring state, via a transmission connector.<\/p>\n

Approximately one-third of households in South Australia, 288,000 of them, now have rooftop solar panels.<\/p>\n

Naturally, there\u2019s one great way that South Australians can soak up that tremendous amount of solar energy \u2014 buy an electric car and charge it while the sun is out and shining.<\/p>\n

South Australia has been a fascinating region of the world for renewable energy and energy storage for years. Here are a few other stories about the Australian state:<\/p>\n

With Most Electricity From Renewables, South Australia Has Lowest Utility Cost<\/a><\/p>\n

Tesla Virtual Power Plant In Australia Outperforms Expectations<\/a><\/p>\n

Tesla Grid-Scale Battery In South Australia To Get 50% Larger<\/a><\/p>\n

Nothing Succeeds Like Success \u2014 Tesla Virtual Power Plant In South Australia Could Expand To 50,000 Homes<\/a><\/p>\n

Tesla\u2019s Battery In South Australia Breaks Stranglehold Of Natural Gas Industry<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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