Australia's electricity grid could run with 75% renewables, market operator says
by Adam Morton Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#52VC3)
Getting the regulations right will allow the secure expansion of wind and solar power, study finds
Australia already has the technical capacity to safely run a power grid in which 75% of the electricity comes from wind and solar and, if it gets regulations right, should occasionally reach this level within five years.
A study by the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) looking at how to incorporate more renewable energy into the system while maintaining grid security found wind and solar capacity was increasing rapidly, but the operation of the electricity market could hold it back unless settings were changed.
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