I took a look at this great site for electricity in Australia this morning:
A rough 'hold the slide rule up' measurement based on the last 24hrs power draw would suggest increasing wind generation by 4x and solar by 2x, plus a whole bunch of batteries to smooth out peaks, would be enough to kick out the rest of the dirty black/brown coal.
Am I being too simplistic?
Source: jonno_5
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That’s broadly where things are heading according to the grid operator – https://reneweconomy.com.au/aemos-jaw-dropping-prediction-for-coal-power-all-but-gone-from-the-grid-in-a-decade/
Though I think more solar growth than that. Remember that demand to increase with electrification too.