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>And how can it "negate years of hydro" anyway?

Because 3 months of diesel averaged over 5 years (hydro fails only once every 5-10 years, not yearly) already makes that less than 100%.

Additionally, they STILL use gas today -- right now. 100% is fiction. It's not even true today.

How are you not getting this? 100% is a lie. The state government even admits as much.

"The Tasmanian state government still sees a role for gas in its plans for a big expansion in renewable energy output by 2040, after introducing legislation in the state parliament yesterday."

https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2150819-gas-to-play-role-...

Tasmania has gas generators. These gas generators run TODAY. That means that there are times when they are not 100% "renewable", making the headline claim false.



> Because 3 months of diesel averaged over 5 years (hydro fails only once every 5-10 years, not yearly) already makes that less than 100%.

So average it over the year it happened, not 5 years? This seems a pretty reasonable thing to do. (But if you do average over 5 years it would also be reasonable to include the energy exports, in which case it is well over 100%)




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