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How Coal-Loving Australia Became the Leader in Rooftop Solar – The New York Times
Embracing solar panels to save money, homeowners have made the country a powerhouse in renewable energy.
One of the bigger challenges thats arising is that the electricity grid just wasnt designed and built for high levels of rooftop solar, said Kane Thornton, chief executive at the Clean Energy Council, the countrys renewable energy industry association. It was designed for coal-fired power stations. Were seeing many of the rules, and the grid itself, are needing to be reformed.
More than half of the roughly two dozen coal-fired plants in operation are expected to be retired within 15 years, and …
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