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Reality of power supply in Australia vs nerd's imagination:

* maximum demand for power perfectly matches minimum supply from wind farms
* maximum SUPPLY from solar farms precedes maximum demand by a few hours

What looks like minor blips or shifts on the graphs are actually periods when South Australia would not have electricity if not massive coal power plants.

newmatilda.com/2021/01/27/delu

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