EPISODE · Jan 31, 2018 · 26 MIN
Gas And Coal Watch
from Follow The Money · host The Australia Institute
"Burning something to boil water to create steam is a really old-fashioned technology..." The Australia Institute has spent the hot summer days monitoring when gas and coal power plants trip, taking sometimes hundreds of megawatts of power from the grid at unpredictable times. In contrast, solar power is taking pressure of the grid by delaying peak demand by several hours on days of extreme heat. Read Mark Ogge's report Can't stand the heat.Support Follow the Money & the research powerful interests fear: https://theaus.in/4vs6XeOSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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"Burning something to boil water to create steam is a really old-fashioned technology..." The Australia Institute has spent the hot summer...
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