South Australia goes to the RES

This means roughly 3 GW of wind power, solar panels on the roofs of two out of every three private houses, one of the tower type solar thermal power plant and accumulator station in Port Augusta and several major solar power plants belonging to generation companies and municipal authorities. Will also help in several geothermal plants and tidal power plants.

Today South Australia gets from renewables 31% of its electricity. Other requirements cover gas and coal power plants. Rooftop solar while producing only about 4% of the total energy balance of the state.

According to experts, the ambitious plans of the state may well be achieved but with great difficulty.

Source: greenevolution.ru