Originally Posted by
Monarch
I think Onslow would make a lot more sense if NZ had a power linkage to Australia similar to the Australia-Asia power link that is in development now. They have heaps of solar energy generation and huge future potential solar capacity expansion, but lack energy storage (power prices were going negative during the day in solar heavy states). Onslows cost per kwh of storage is compelling but I do wonder if we need to have so much storage. Onslows purpose is also partially political (to combat climate change) and helping AUS with their storage problem would further this goal given something like 0.6% of global emissions are from the AUS electricity network.