• palitu@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    Not at all true.

    The Australian grid is quite easily seen to be reducing other sources, ergo, reducing demand.

    I assume you be trolling

    • SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz
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      9 days ago

      Indeed.

      In addition, there’s a lot of consumption that was non-electric (e.g. transport, heating) that is moving to electric. Most of the increased grid consumption is not new consumption, it’s consumption that was previously direct fossil fuels.

      The exception is basically bitcoin and AI, plus electrification of underdeveloped areas.

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        9 days ago

        All I heard was

        Otherwise I was going to say the same thing, but didn’t due to troll.