Comments by "ElephantInTheRoom " (@elephantintheroom5678) on "World's largest wind u0026 solar energy grid shows the future of the planet" video.

It makes me so happy to hear this good news! I'm really jealous of South Australia! I come from Queensland, and coal still has its claws in up here. Thanks for getting the news out about how the state running almost entirely on renewable wind and solar has the lowest electricity bills! I hope Queenslanders hear of it, and vote on it.
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@jarrodf_ Good to know, but I hope Queensland follows through as coal has such a grip on people and politics up here. I truly hope so. Faster, if possible!
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@phillipmcnair5789 Guess what - solar is now the cheapest way to generate power by far, followed by wind (both backed up by battery storage). That's a simple fact, a reality. Get used to it.
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❤👍👏👏👏 Well done!😀
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@phillipmcnair5789 If that is the case, then it's clearly not the fault of the means of generation. You do understand that, don't you?
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@phillipmcnair5789 The logic is clear and simple, that if the wholesale prices are the lowest in South Australia, then it is not the means of generation, but other factors at work in the price to consumers. Get it?
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@phillipmcnair5789 I checked your claims of higher bills in SA. In fact, if we look at AVERAGE prices for electricity your claim falls apart. It is Queensland and NSW that are showing the greatest percent increase, due to the price of coal generation, whereas Vic and especially SA, have shown the lowest percent increase, due to reliable renewable energy. And that trend is set to continue. *see The Financial Review: "Electricity Bills on the Rise in Queensland, NSW." 2022.
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@phillipmcnair5789 Perhaps you could ask KKR and the other Hong Kong company that own the energy companies in SA. It's not the fault of wind and solar. Worldwide, wind and solar are by far the cheapest form of generation.
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@phillipmcnair5789 Worldwide the installation costs of new solar plants is substantially less than new coal power plants. Not only that, in much of the world, the costs of running and maintaining existing coal plants is more than the costs of installing new solar power plants (with batteries). The cost of solar has fallen below the cost of coal in China, India, Germany, indeed all G7 countries.
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@phillipmcnair5789 The International Energy Agency reports that the global energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine has triggered unprecedented momentum behind renewables, with the world set to add as much renewable power in the next 5 years as it did in the past 20. The world is set to add 2400 GW of renewable power generation, an amount equal to the entire power capacity of China today. Wind and solar is set to account for over 90% of global energy expansion over the next 5 years, overtaking coal to become the largest source of global electricity by early 2025. Solar Pv capacity is set to triple in the next 5 years, surpassing coal and becoming the largest source of power capacity in the world. *Source: International Energy Agency.
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Sadly, that company is being sold. Perhaps the plan will go head, but likely not the undersea cable. The power will be sold locally, and used for hydrogen, too, I've heard.
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@andret4403 Even if China had used all coal energy to manufacture the batteries and solar panels it would still be a minute amount of CO2 emission compared to the amount of CO2 emissions ultimately saved over the lifetime of the batteries and solar panels.
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@phillipmcnair5789 Do you know how much power bills are here?
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@crackheadbiden3273 They aren't. They are increasing their wind and solar at a great rate. Check out the stats for yourself.
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@Dontlie2024 😂I feel that every time I go to vote, and every time I hear the election results.
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@crackheadbiden3273 😂You people and your insults! You're so entertaining! They are opening up coal again because of coal lobbies, and the influence they hold via their donations to government - just as it has been for many years, all over the world, but their influence is waning, fast. And just because a coal plant here and there is reopening doesn't preclude the fact that by far the greatest proportion of new generation being built in Europe is wind and solar - by a vast majority. Also, your claim that Germany is opening up nuclear plants again is funny. The last two are closing in April this year.
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@jarrodf_ Good to know. But as we know all too well, governments don't have a great record with renewable energy targets. But, as you say, it makes good sense here, so perhaps they will follow through. Hope so!
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@jarrodf_ I was speaking of worldwide.
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@crackheadbiden3273 What a silly you are! in Germany 47% of electricity used in 2022 was from green sources, up 5% from the previous year. Coal went up 3.5% to about 31.9% while gas went down about 14.8%. So, fossil fuel usage decreased and green power increased in Germany, as in Europe in general. Facts matter.
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@crackheadbiden3273 Blame it on Putin, genius. The International Energy Agency says that renewables have saved Europe during the global energy crisis caused by Putin's war. In response, investment in renewables has SURGED. In fact, solar Pv capacity is set to triple worldwide in the next 5 years, surpassing coal and becoming the largest source of power capacity in the world. But let's take a close look at Germany. Even before the war in Ukraine, it cost on average $US85 per MW h to operate existing coal and gas plants. That compares with $US50 per MW h to BUILD and operate a new solar farm, and $US51 per MW h for onshore wind. Turns out that renewables are cheaper by far. You are sucking up an awful lot of copium.
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@phillipmcnair5789 The last two reactors in Germany is closing down in April, and although in Germany they have put off closing their coal plants down until 2024 (due to the international energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine), coal usage went up only by 3.5% to 31%, while gas usage decreased by 14.8% (a net decrease in fossil fuel usage). In fact, 47% of Germany's electricity came from green sources in 2022, an increase of 5% over the previous year. And in one year, the EU increased its solar power by 25%.
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@theairstig9164 Who? Me? Nah. Never!
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@beedoox5613 They can't do that if you have your own battery.
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@marvinfok65 The good part is that it benefits us in Australia.
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@marvinfok65 Point taken. I hope they can work out a way to do it economically. I was thrilled to hear of the revolutionary battery factory being built in Victoria. That should help us transition to a renewable energy economy, and give us an export industry, too.
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@theairstig9164 Nothing compared to the CO2 emitted over the lifetime of a petrol vehicle. Also, how much CO2 was emitted in digging the oil well, operating the oil well, refining the oil into petrol, and making the petrol vehicle itself?
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