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		wrycoder on July 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Australia out of natural gas, pays gas companies t... So, to get to 100%, Australia would have to increase solar usage by 1000x. Which, according to the above figure, would mean covering ten percent of Australia with solar panels. Sorry, I don’t believe the analysis.

toomuchtodo on July 3, 2024 [–]

> So, to get to 100%, Australia would have to increase solar usage by 1000x.

Can you explain how you came to that conclusion?

https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/emissions-reduction...

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/12/01/unparalleled-in...

https://www.aemo.com.au/-/media/files/initiatives/engineerin...

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