Some Solar problems ahead?

[Sylvia Else]

On 17/10/2011 9:09 PM, John Tserkezis wrote:

Bruce Varley wrote:

Wth noting that the two towns cited in the article - Exmouth and
Carnarvon - are both relatively small and distant from the main state
grids.
AFAIAA both would be reliant on relatively small local generating
facilities, their grid may not be all that stiff.

It's been a while, but the names ring a bell.

Either limited local generation, or long distance cables causing voltage
lag will do it.
I'm thinking it's more likely to be long distance cables.

Wind is out there to supplement peak power use, and that works well, if
you ignore the constant whining and protesting to get the wind
generators taken out, citing noise and eye-soreness as reasons.

Quite sensibly, they are all ignored.
It's easy to leave the wind generators installed and ignore the whining
and protesting
It's hard to remove the wind generation, and ignore screams of blue
bloody murder when they get to their quiet homes, turn on the lights and
barely get a dim glow.

Or their complete disbelief when the wind generators are left in place,
and the people turn on their lights, but the wind isn't blowing.

Sylvia.