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    The Australian‏Verified account @australian Jan 4

    Blackouts feared as heat riseshttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/big-energy-users-act-to-save-the-grid-from-blackouts-over-summer/news-story/0b422fc11eb362a32384bf2ef5bb5c9b …

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      1. #BiggyBot‏ @Biggy1883 Jan 4
        Replying to @australian

        Hurry Australian States & install Tesla battery like South Australia did Victoria is next on the list #auspol

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      1. murray james‏ @murr1960 Jan 4
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        🤔But SA has the BIG Battery.........

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      2. Mark Alfred Clarkson‏ @MarkAClarkson Jan 4
        Replying to @australian

        This is when the diesel-fired electric power generators replacing coal really come into their own!

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      3. RODH2‏ @2hdor Jan 4
        Replying to @MarkAClarkson @australian

        You are thinking of transitional gas, which gets used about 2 or 3% of the time. (S.A.)

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      4. Mark Alfred Clarkson‏ @MarkAClarkson Jan 4
        Replying to @2hdor @australian

        https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjhnPnetr_YAhVCFJQKHeZiBhYQFghGMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Fmining-energy%2Fdirty-deeds-with-diesel-generators-done-real-quick-if-not-dirt-cheap%2Fnews-story%2F44f0b3680c2d859fafce26de553c8cf4&usg=AOvVaw0VVS0gKwA31q_YQRWQwQ67 … Nah. Thinking of the diesel-powered electric generators Tas, SA, Vic, and NSW have on stand-by.

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      5. RODH2‏ @2hdor Jan 4
        Replying to @MarkAClarkson @australian

        Fair enough, but in S.A. for e.g, they are used 2 / 3% of the time. The naysayers are unable to deal with the transitional aspects of renewables.

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      6. Mark Alfred Clarkson‏ @MarkAClarkson Jan 4
        Replying to @2hdor @australian

        On any view of the path to 'transition' retiring coal fired power before RE can take up the slack, and using diesel-fired power generators is a SNAFU - not a mere 'transitional aspect of renewables' (but admire the 'spin').

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      7. RODH2‏ @2hdor Jan 4
        Replying to @MarkAClarkson @australian

        So we went from walking to Ferraris, no horse and cart? Like I said the sceptics cannot see the forest.

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      8. Mark Alfred Clarkson‏ @MarkAClarkson Jan 4
        Replying to @2hdor @australian

        It is more like walking past a Commodore to climb in a horse and cart, because you really want a Ferrari. The Green/Left can't see the Commodores!

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      1. bill/sparow‏ @BillSparow1 Jan 4
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        Come & invest in Australia, We can offer you limited power to stop blackouts We can offer you Power cost going threw the roofpic.twitter.com/bLJXQX6JTB

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