Watch batteries eat gas on Queensland's electricity grid…
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Watch batteries eat gas on Queensland's electricity grid – May 2024 to April 2026
Source: Open Electricity http://openelectricity.org.au
Tools: Open Electricity data export, Strata (OE in-house analysis tool), Claude, Premiere Pro
Each frame in this animation shows a single month, from May 2024 to April 2026. The x-axis is hour of day, and the y-axis is megawatts of electricity generated in Queensland, averaged across every day of that month.
The two 'bumps' in each chart are times of peak usage in electricity system, as households turn on electric appliances to cook and warm or cool their houses etc. These times of the day are the hardest to decarbonise, as solar generation is low and wind is variable. Traditionally, gas generation has filled the void.
Now, due to record deployment of utility scale batteries across Australia's electricity network, batteries are now eating gas generation's breakfast.... and dinner.
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Source: Open Electricity http://openelectricity.org.au
Tools: Open Electricity data export, Strata (OE in-house analysis tool), Claude, Premiere Pro
Each frame in this animation shows a single month, from May 2024 to April 2026. The x-axis is hour of day, and the y-axis is megawatts of electricity generated in Queensland, averaged across every day of that month.
The two 'bumps' in each chart are times of peak usage in electricity system, as households turn on electric appliances to cook and warm or cool their houses etc. These times of the day are the hardest to decarbonise, as solar generation is low and wind is variable. Traditionally, gas generation has filled the void.
Now, due to record deployment of utility scale batteries across Australia's electricity network, batteries are now eating gas generation's breakfast.... and dinner.
#education
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