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We had 6 people for a 140MW windfarm plus an admin. They always seem to exaggerate the amount of people it will employ. Better publicity I suppose

Looks like the data centre at Bundy in SA is going to be close looped cooled. Going to use about 800MW of which is about a quarter of the states Maximum demand. Bundy is half way between Morgan and Burra in station country. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/proposed-data-centre-in-south-australia-dividing-locals/106810776

Maybe you should accept that other people may know stuff you don't. Heaven forbid.

These manufacturers really aren't doing the planet any good, yet I bet most of them have a page on their webpage saying how green they are.

right back at ya, google it! Common knowledge for anyone that has looked into a bit.

I tend to disagree. NPPs use a lot of stainless steel and the newer technology will probably be using Hastelloy to handle the heat. It is also used in the pressure vessels as well. If I was designing a 100 year plant, I would be using it for a lot of the general fittings around the plant as well.

Yep, pipe work for nuclear power stations.

Yes, I thought of that as well. You probably wouldn't want to get rid of all of them? but the current lot from all parties seem to be the most out of touch I can remember. Or have I got a short memory!

It would be good to get rid of career politicians in all partys.

The motors definitely do. Current vehicle (courier ute) has 380,000km, last 2 sedans VR commodore had 333 000km when we sold it, VE commodore 360,000 and still being driven by my son although has had a motor because of the timing chain issue.

Trouble with the greens is they are all now pretty well career politicians who have done nothing else. SHY thinkis it ok to fly her husband to work on the public money, just more snouts in the trough. At least Pocock has done something different previously. The trouble is he is going to have to do backroom deals to get anything done. Its just a big snowball and yes, our 2 party system is a con. Agreed though, it is probably the best around at the moment.

They really are all as bad as each other. We have any party with policies just changing them after they get in anyway. Is no policy really worse than that. If you have no policies you can't be accused of being a liar! I see it looks like the labor budget has some sneaky tax on super where they are taxing the funds that hold them but mum and dad still pay the same.

Just went for a walk, could see about 500MWs of wind on a couple of ridges. Not one was moving let alone turning. Thank god for Victoria's brown coal. Check out electrictymaps. Even Tassie has been running gas in the last month or so. https://wattclarity.com.au/articles/2026/08/20aug-tamarvalley-switchedoff/

As well as the type of suspension.

Single trailer semi use to be 42.5 t approx. 93,000lb's. Rigid bogie drive 22.5t round about 50,000lbs. approx. Figures, may have changed a bit since airbags and mass management came in. Road trains a lot more.