[LINK] Why power generators are terrified of solar

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Ben Elliston wrote:
> Hi Richard,
> 
>> I went through this hoping to find something to write about. I lit
>> on March as the month to use, for no better reason than we're in
>> March 2012.
> 
> There is now about 1.2 GW of solar PV installed in the NEM, so the
> impacts will still be fairly subtle at this point (peak demand around
> 36 GW).  If you focus on the regional data for South Australia, you
> should definitely see an effect on spot market prices in SA during
> high wind periods.
> 

Perhaps another area to look at is the impact of Solar Hot water Systems.
My observation is they are more common in Perth than Sydney.

Maintenance of PV systems may be another factor:
> Torrential rain washed the solar panels so clean the output went up as it rained!
<http://twitter.com/#!/philipargy/status/29256515024>

Marghanita
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