‘Intermittent, not dispatchable’: Renewable energy’s ‘often not there when you want it’

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On Thursday, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the government would call auctions for bids for dispatchable renewable energy. “Dispatchable renewable energy? That’s the whole problem with renewable energy, it’s intermittent, it’s not dispatchable, it’s often not there when you want it,” Mr Kenny said. “When you have it, it’s great, but when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun isn’t shining, it’s about as good as, well, it’s about as good as a politician’s promise to lower your power bill by $275 a year.”

Can see who pays your bribes!

“Renewable Energy” is one of the biggest misnomers of our time, should be “Unreliable Energy”

'Sky News' beats it by a long way in the oxymoron stakes. A portion of renewable energy will always be dispatched immediately. The rest needs storage. The amount is known for the NEM. At 95% renewables 5 h/120GWh At 100%, 20 h/450GWh PHES best option as per Qld plan.

despatchable taxpayer money is what albo/bowen mean

The phrase “sky news” has to be one of the great oxymorons of our time. MurdochGutterMedia

Lefties who say no to coal/gas or nuclear are like the drunk drive who the cops pull over & insist they aren't DWI & speed off, go through red-lights then crash & kill themselves, rather than having to admit they're drunk.

I still remember how the environment movement forced companies like McDonald's to move from paper to plastic (save the trees). Didn't work out well and we now have a worse world for it Now they want un- recyclable material like solar panels, batteries, and wind farms... bad

You people are becoming more detached from reality by the day.. you have zero influence anymore. You helped ruin the liberal party. It's fantastic

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Australia is ‘in a position’ to be a ‘renewable energy superpower’Assistant Trade and Manufacturing Minister Tim Ayres says Australia has “very significant energy reserves”. “We are the sunniest nation on earth with vast solar reserves and vast wind reserves as well,” he told Sky News Australia. “We are in a position – if we get the energy reforms right – to be a renewable energy superpower. “It means lower prices for households and business in Australia – making energy a competitive advantage – but also that we should be in a position to be exporting energy right around the world. “That’s the future for Australia.” But yet we are hell bent on staying in the dark ages and too scared to leave the cave . It's a big world outside of the cave, fear can cripple the same way hope is paralysing. Sticks and stones while the world has drones. My energy bill going up $20 since Labor were elected doesn't feel too super. 'So-and-so says...blah blah blah.'. Is this the standard template for a tweet?
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