One of the economic problems South Australia has is having amongst the highest priced electricity in the world. This contributes to industries closing down and/or moving elsewhere. Has obviously been largely caused by the rush to wind turbine renewable energy which is a very costly and inefficient way of reducing carbon emissions. Power companies are compelled to by a proportion of renewable energy at about three times the base rate for that coming from coal or pay significant penalties when usage is short of target. Seems sometimes they are choosing this as wind power availability is delivered at random - is intermittent and unreliable. So costly generating backup ready to go at short notice is necessary.

I gather SA currently hosts about half the wind turbines in Australia. Also that no new construction has commenced since Nov 2012. Largely because no new PPA's (ie power purchase agreements )with high guaranteed long term prices have been signed with power companies. Without them , banks will not lend money needed.
Those wanting to study info on the gigantic costly wind farm scam can start by checking www.stopthesethings.com and links from it, which are normally updated daily.

Taswegian and Rhrosty

Many reasons why value nuclear services and products ideas won't work, including:

- low world price for uranium

- hence low world demand for low processed yellowcake AND

- low world demand for enriched Uranium products (eg. fuel rods)

- there is a currently too many established nuclear fuel suppliers and reactor suppliers (especially in France)

- nuclear contracts are multi-decade and South Australia (SA) would be a locked out newby

- no track record of "$Billions" for operating Nuclear Waste dumps

- international legal sanctions against the proliferation of dumping high level nuclear waste in Australia

- Political unpopularity and $Billion security costs of transporting any level of nuclear waste to or within Australia (forget "U transport submarines to Darwin"

- low skill level in SA in nuclear science and engineering - Lucas Heights skill base much stronger in that regard

- little federal or state money to spend the $Billions to educate staff, shift staff, build enrichment factories or reprocessing facilities

- too little money for the high commercial risk of nuclear reactor innovation industries

- too little demand for power reactors in SA

- ideological disposition of SA public and politicians against nuclear or innovation (SA being a State of Greenies, ex Democrats, many protesters)

- multi-$Billion security bill to guard nuclear infrastructure including nuclear transport

Nuclear is a nice and neat industrial solution in theory but out of touch with above realities.

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Off that topic

I agree Paddy

Barossa used to be ahead wine area wise. But all states (except NT and Qld) have caught up with their own wine areas close to their big cities. Even Canberra has its own wine areas around it.

Regards

Pete

Cobber, if SA adopted aestime they would only move to about 15 minutes
sun time ahead as K time is about central NSW, whereas going back 1/2 hour means they would move 3/4 hour sun time.

Bazz, your post makes no sense. SA is currently 9.5 hours ahead of GMT, and is 10.5 ahead in summer.

9 hours ahead corresponds with solar time at 135ºE (on the Eyre Peninsula). Adelaide's longitude is 138.6ºE, corresponding with a solar time nearly 15 minutes ahead of that (a little over 15 minutes behind the current SA time).

I officially suggested we switch to Queensland time (GMT+10) by moving half way at the start or end of daylight saving and not adjusting it again. But I also cautioned that we should model it effects on electricity demand and interconnector use before we make the change.

I'm with you Aiden,

that way South Australians can default on their mortgages and utility bills in sync with the eastern states.

Aiden, that was what I suggested, Qld & NSW time are the same, midday
sun time is in western NSW so if a change is wanted then to move forward to GMT + 10 is sun wise not a move to Sydney sun time. Sydney
already has sun time +10 minutes.
Then being on GMT +10 would have some commercial advantage.

Yes and the curtains will not fade any quicker !