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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1169172)	10/7/2019 6:36:43 PM
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Queensland celebrates 4GW solar milestone, three panels for every person The Queensland state Labor government has celebrated reaching the milestone of 4GW of solar energy capacity in the state, which it says is now more than twice the capacity of the state’s biggest power station – the Gladstone coal generator. The 4GW milestone was announced by energy minister Dr Anthony Lynham over the weekend, although official data suggests that the milestone was probably passed a few months ago, if not earlier, with solar analysts and Clean Energy regulator data putting small scale rooftop installations in the state at around 2.7GW alone. And there has also been about 1.7GW of large scale solar capacity connected from more than 30 large scale solar farms commissioned to date, according to the government’s own data (see table below), which means that the capacity of large scale solar alone is now more than the 1680MW Gladstone coal facility. Whatever the numbers, or the timing, it reflects a major shift for the state which remains the country’s most fossil-fuel dependent grid, but has grand plans to even that out between renewables and fossil fuels by the end of the next decade. It also comes as the local grid experiences extensive periods of “negative” pricing in its wholesale market during day-time hours, especially periods of low demand. This has led to solar farms turning off en masse, calls for more storage, and interest in how the newly formed CleanCo, which will manage the state owned “clean energy assets”, including the little used Wivenhoe pumped hydro storage facility, will change the dynamics of the market. “More than 560,000 Queensland roofs now sport solar systems and 30 solar farms are now generating across the state,” Lynham said in a statement issued over the weekend. “Queenslanders are embracing solar energy because they know that solar reduces power bills and carbon emissions.” Renewables deliver 47% of total generation in Germany so far in 2019 Renewable energy in the European industrial power house of Germany has delivered 47 per cent of the country’s total electricity generation so far in 2019, with wind and solar alone combining for more than one third of total generation, and renewables outstripping fossil fuels for seven months in a row. This year has seen a significant change in Germany’s electricity mix after years of relatively slow progress that was partially caused by a reassessment of nuclear after the Fukushima disaster and the decision to close some reactors. This first graph, sourced from the renowned Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, and via researcher Bruno Burger, shows the share of generation for the first nine months of 2019.