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Newcastle Herald letters to the editor, January 16, 2021: Batteries are no panacea for the power grid

January 16 2021 - 8:00am
POWER PLAY: Origin Energy announced plans this week to build Australia's biggest battery at the Eraring power station, pictured.
POWER PLAY: Origin Energy announced plans this week to build Australia's biggest battery at the Eraring power station, pictured.

I ENJOY the Newcastle Herald's glass half-full view of plans to stabilise the grid using battery storage facilities. It wasn't that long ago the grid was stable and provided Hunter Valley residents with the cheapest priced electricity in the world. It also created thousands of highly paid jobs and encouraged investment in advanced manufacturing skills that placed Newcastle in the top echelons of engineering prowess. Sadly, battery-based electricity storage will not solve Australia's energy woes. It can't.

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