Record levels of power from wind in Australia The equivalent of just under half of South Australia’s power was produced by its wind farms across last week as both it and Victoria smashed previous records for wind power during the blustery conditions. Clean Energy Council Policy Director Russell Marsh said SA’s wind farms produced the equivalent of 48 per cent of the state’s power needs over the week beginning 11 August, while Victoria’s wind farms hit 10 per cent for the first time. “The national figures are impressive as well, with wind power providing a record 7.6 per cent of all power generated across the entire National Electricity Market last week. This is the equivalent of powering more than 2.3 million homes during that period. “Wind power is currently the least expensive kind of renewable energy that can be rolled out on a large scale, and will be important to help us reach our target of 20 per cent renewable energy by 2020,” he said. For more information: cleanenergycouncil.org.au/mediaevents/media-releases/August-2013/130823-Wind-record.html
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:17:54 +0000
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