A clean energy solution embraced by both sides of politics

CORRECTION:
9:32 -- I said 1.8GW as the storage capacity of the new battery. That should be 1.8GWh. It was in the script, I simply misread it.
Earlier, Elon Musk mentioned 100 MW for the Hornsdale battery. This is the output of the battery, not the storage capacity.

SOURCES:

South Australia 2nd largest uptake of varied renewables:
South Australian Dept of Energy

South Australia's uptake of renewables from World Economic Forum:

Tesla battery response:
Confirmed by South Australian Dept. of Energy

Electricity prices graph:

Sundrop Farm:
Facts and figures from Sundrop Farm CEO Steve Marafiote

'You-forgot-to-mention' section Oct 29 2021:
To those inevitable and predictable "you forgot to mention..." posts, thanks but I didn't forget to mention anything.
So, for example, I didn't "forget to mention" that South Australia has large unpopulated areas and a small population. Because if I had, I would then have had to 'mention' that the amount of land taken up by wind and solar farms is just a tiny fraction of that. And I would have had to mention that sparsely populated areas often have bigger problems than densely populated ones, because grid infrastructure has to spread over a greater distance for less money.
I also didn't "forget to mention" that South Australia is a desert state, because it isn't. Some of S.A. is desert, some is semi-arid, some gets plenty of rainfall.
I also didn't "forget to mention" that not every country has the kind of sunshine and wind that South Australia does. If I had, then people would have told me I 'forgot to mention' that countries that don't have a lot of sunshine often don't have a lot of wind, and vice-versa. Or that the two largest CO2 producers, China and the USA, have plenty of sunshine and wind. Or that even countries that have neither can still import energy from other countries.
I didn't 'forget to mention' that battery and lithium production creates CO2. So does power station and coal production. As more renewable energy is installed, the power needed to make these batteries will increasingly be clean, producing almost no CO2.
I didn't "forget to mention" Scott Morrison's recent commitment to nett zero carbon by 2050. If I had mentioned it, then other posters would have told me I "forgot to mention" that there is no plan to go with it. And I would have been told that I "forgot to mention" that there is no change to the government's policy up to 2030.
I didn't "forget to mention" that batteries can catch fire. If I had, someone would have told me I "forgot to mention" that oil wells also catch fire. So do coal mines. So do power stations and oil refineries. I can't write a list of everything that catches fire. One thing that has not caught fire is the Hornsdale battery. If it ever does, I'm sure they'll put the fire out and rebuild it, just as they do with oil wells.
I didn't "forget to mention" that the Business Council of Australia has also just reversed-course on renewable energy and called for a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 , after saying a few years ago that a 45% reduction would be "economy wrecking." Lots of people and institutions are changing their minds, and I don't have time to mention them all. I chose News International because it was the most significant.
I didn't "forget to mention" the fact that birds get killed by wind farms and turbines catch fire. If I had mentioned this, there would have been more posts telling me I "forgot to mention" that birds also get killed by oil spills.
And if you think there are things I "forgot to mention" in this list, I haven't "forgotten to mention those either." I can't make this video description 6,000 words long any more than I can make the video 6 hours long. Sorry.

[passdasalt]

As a proud South Australian I can tell you that I haven't had an electricity bill since 2009. Thanks to gov't rooftop solar incentives, I have actually made around $2000 a year from my PV panels. Now we need to vote that lefty gov't back in to bring in proper EV incentives. The RWNJ'S are bringing in an EV tax!

[IdoN_Tlikethis]

9:20 let's hope they keep it at 1.2GW, because we all know what would happen if they reached 1.21GW

[noobian]

As a South Australian and fan of both Weatherill and Marshall (he was my MP), I really appreciate them both being able to agree on a sustainable future. Our great progress towards renewables could have easily slipped in the transition to a new government but I'm glad he chose South Australia's future over the federal Liberal's anti-science politics. Climate change is here and we need to be getting over our party divides and actually defending against it. My opinion of course.

[Artman]

Barnaby can put his coal fired power stations where the sun doesn't shine.

[chrisose]

The common political refrain of "It's only bad when the other party does it."

[TunaFreeDolphinMeat]

South Australia has also recycled cans since the 1980's, yet the misinformation and unproperganda other states and countries are force-fed continue to astound. Coal needs to be left in history, but vested interests have strong lobbying and influence on the ignorant.

[spoddie]

I'm from Adelaide. This must be the only thing we've ever been good at.

[hambacon]

I must admit it is refreshing seeing a non-covid video

[Eldeecue]

I'm fourty years old, and...I wanna be potholer when I grow up.

[rairyu]

"Have the world's biggest banana..." The atheist's worst nightmare!

[bschil]

THANK YOU for researching and posting. This is a breath of fresh air! THAK YOU!!

[FrostyButter]

Strange that the Australian PM didn't invite any miners with black lung to testify on what a benevolent energy source coal is.

[thedebatehitman]

I love your work, Peter! Thanks for all that you do to correct the record.

[wotireckon]

"Batteries are left wing" 😂😂😂 Priceless!
Seriously, this is by far the best video I've seen on the South Australian energy disruption.

[farleyxwilbur]

I wouldn't mind a six hour video because your work is always so accurate and informative.

[jimhood]

Beautifully presented as always. Thanks for laying out the facts in the face of a weath of misinformation. Thank goodness renewable energy has matured to the point where the economic argument has been put to bed.

[GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm]

The Church of the Algorithm gives this video its blessing, and must it stay clear of the blasphemers from The First Algorithmic Temple (and the many people impersonating their members).

[Tobikaj]

Proud Dane sending you a thumbs up! Keep posting and debunking misinformation. You rock 🤓

[QT]

I'm British but lived in Australia for over four years between 2013 and 2018. This video fits very well with what I remember happening. The people I knew who voted LPA (conservative) were desperate for the renewables to fail and would make up all kinds of nonsense. It was weird. Some were even disappointed when their energy bills went down (!).

[awatt]

Now that we know how to raise the earth's temperature we need to preserve as much coal and oil as possible so that future generations can use it to prevent the next ice age. 😎