View Single Post
Old 01-12-2017, 02:51 PM   #14
M&Ms
Donating Member
Donating Member1
 
M&Ms's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,940
Default Re: Electrical Power Generation and Consumption

Quote:
Originally Posted by Charliewool View Post
Leading the charge is hydropower, which provides 78.26 percent of Costa Rican electricity, followed by wind (10.29 percent), geothermal energy (10.23 percent), biomass and solar (0.84 percent), and hydrocarbons (0.38 percent).

Try get Australia to run 78% Hydro. Works for Costa Rica. Works for New Zealand. Doesn't work here. 10% is the maximum realistic number for hydro. Again, Australia is a unique country, we can't do what others do.
__________________
My Resume:
Current:
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio in Vulcano Black
MY18 Black WRX STi Spec-R
Previous:
'16 White FGX XR8
'09 Black FG FPV GT 5th Anniversary
'04 Blueprint BA XR8
'97 Mocha Foam EL Fairmont
M&Ms is offline   Reply With Quote
This user likes this post: