{"id":281785,"date":"2023-10-04T11:14:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T09:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=281785"},"modified":"2023-10-04T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T09:14:12","slug":"afr-more-aussies-need-to-volunteer-for-energy-rationing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=281785","title":{"rendered":"AFR: More Aussies Need to Volunteer for Energy Rationing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumer uptake of voluntary \u201cDemand Response\u201d is insufficient to stabilise the grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Australia has more rooftop solar than coal power. What\u2019s going wrong?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Potter<\/a><\/strong> Senior writer<\/em>
Oct 2, 2023 \u2013 8.04pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy regulators and retailers are failing to manage the explosion of rooftop solar power and co-ordinate demand by users to stabilise the power grid \u2013 measures they admit are the \u201clinchpin\u201d of the energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heading into a hot summer, barely 5 per cent of Australia\u2019s record uptake of rooftop solar is being managed in a way that could help stabilise the grid, and only 3 per cent of peak summer demand could be met by so-called \u201cdemand response\u201d, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flow Power sells to commercial and industrial customers, and is trialling a retail offer aimed at households which it expects to launch next year. Mr van der Linden blames large retailers for the dashed hopes for demand response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They \u201caren\u2019t partaking in it in a serious way,\u201d he says, and consumers need incentives to set their dishwashers and other appliances to run when it makes most sense for the grid and their hip pockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy would you participate if there\u2019s no outcome in participating? And while you\u2019ve got retailers offering dumb, flat rates, it just simply won\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/www.afr.com\/policy\/energy-and-climate\/australia-has-more-rooftop-solar-than-coal-power-what-s-going-wrong-20231002-p5e90z<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Do we need more evidence that renewables are not fit for purpose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobody talked about \u201cdemand response\u201d, or energy rationing, in the days of dispatchable energy, except in extreme circumstances such as major outages or failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only fickle, unreliable renewables require people be regularly coerced or enticed into accepting sometimes their air conditioner will stay switched off on hot days, or they might have to wait to switch the dishwasher or washing machine on, or the continuous risk of lost wages or profits, because plant and equipment must remain idle, because nobody can afford to switch it on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, these problems only apply to people and businesses which can\u2019t afford higher charges on demand intensive days. Wealthy people and less energy intensive businesses will be able to ignore the restrictions, and push the problems with coping with unreliable energy onto the less well off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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