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Yesterday, 09:28 AM
#4011
![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by Walter
Over the last 5 years Big Oil has spent $2 Billion drilling 50 dry holes. The combination of Tiwai supposedly closing down and freeing up 13% of supply and the Onslow project increased the risk of adding supply. None the less all of the power companies are adding capacity. Australia gets 20% of their electricity from solar, much of it on housing. While our sunshine hours are lower there is not a huge difference. Solar and storage (we already have it in hydro) could easily add capacity.
There is a significant difference in solar efficiency NZ vs Aussie
The storage we have in hydro is woefully insufficient as the current situation has clearly demonstrated. I suggest you review storage levels in Dec 23 vs now. We went from the big wet to the big dry in 6 months.....
As electricity demand grows (3-4%pa compounding) our hydro storage % of demand falls by 4.5-6%pa compounding
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Yesterday, 11:07 AM
#4012
Junior Member
maybe we should raise Manapouri?
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![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by Rocky
maybe we should raise Manapouri?
Zero chance of that happening. Was fought off in the early 70's.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_Manapouri_campaign
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