Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Today for the first time the NEM hit 80.5% for 5 minutes, a new record but there are some other interesting things happening. * If we exclude the load needed to charge storage (both pumped #hydro and big #batteries) there was nearly enough renewables on the grid to turn off all the coal and gas. 121
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 23/08/2026.@theenergygang.bsky.social getting a gas spurker in to say gas is a decarboniser because it’s less harmful than coal is nonsense. It’s like trying to sober up by switching from whiskey to wine. What a joker. 000
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Haha Farage is such a loser. Imagine loosing so many votes to a candidate independent candidate when no major parties ran. Then he lied and didn’t show up to the vote count. Loser 000
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 29/07/2026@velogames.bsky.social when will the TDF Femmes competition open? 100
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 28/07/2026@laurentsegalen.bsky.social I just listened to episode 239. I don’t know what the guest was talking about. He seemed to have no idea what the difference between power and energy is. He mentioned watts per year??? Please ask for clarification next time. 000
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Blue sky over Australia’s (currently) biggest solar farm in mid winter. Currently doing 234MW out of. Possibly 400MW. But it’s only 9:45am 020
Reposted by Hugh McKellarDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/07/2026If you’re ever lost in the wilderness, just build a cycle path because someone is bound to pull up in their car and park in it. 7706115
Reposted by Hugh McKellarJacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Restoring peatland and building solar is a triple environmental win. Peat is fantastic at storing carbon, so leaving it locked up rather than burning it is great. Solar is the energy replacement. Then you get birds for free! 04314
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 30/05/2026@reckless.bsky.social can we please have a separate feed for main Friday show. I listen from 🇦🇺 and the long show has my Saturday morning treat since the Engadget days. I listen to heaps of podcasts I don’t think squeeze in a daily and I don’t want the main one to get lost in the feed. 000
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Are you bored? Why not write a letter of support for a proposed local wind farm. 083
Reposted by Hugh McKellarRenew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 26/05/2026#Electricity costs will fall for homes and businesses across Australia’s main grid, as wind, solar and #battery storage push down wholesale electricity #prices and insulate the local market from global volatility.reneweconomy.com.auSolar, wind and batteries push down electricity bills for homes and business, despite global fuel crisisElectricity costs will fall for homes and businesses across Australia's main grid, as wind, solar and battery storage push down wholesale electricity prices and insulate the local market from global volatility. 03314
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Australia watch and listen carefully. This will happen with One Nation. 100
Reposted by Hugh McKellarThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 23/05/2026This is actually a good argument for pro-bike/pro-transit/pro-public space mayors to really double down on their policies. If they're going to accuse you of waging a war on cars if you take a small handful of parking spaces to improve your city, you might as well take a whole lot more. 327743
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Nuclear pushers are some of the dumbest people you’ll meet on the internet. Base load is dead long life the fast flexible generators. 010
Reposted by Hugh McKellarTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 13/05/2026💛 HI FRIENDS I NEED YOUR HELP 💛 I am planning to step up the free public climate and energy education that I do online. To do that, I would like to understand a bit more about your wants and needs. Would you please be able to complete this survey? There's a little treat for you at the end!forms.gleHelp to shape my public climate and energy education workI have been doing public climate and energy education on the internet since about 2017. I reckon I'm pretty good at it. I'd wager that if you have found this survey, you probably think so too sometime... 33344
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 09/05/2026@velogames.bsky.social if you’re looking for a merch idea I’d totally get a white velogames style jersey or tshirt with red and blue stripes 110
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 09/05/2026 People of Farrer: what the hell is wrong with you? 040
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 18/04/2026I’m listening to the latest episode of Columbia Energy Exchange. Why do they constantly have guest on who are fossil fuel pushers? The idea of a coal revival is nonsense. They cheap saying renewables are expensive but that is only in 🇺🇸 they are cheap elsewhere. 020
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 18/04/2026@sydneyev.bsky.social we are looking at a Kia ev5. what else is in that same size class? There are a lot that are a bit smaller - model y geely xpeng to name a few. There is the big dogs like the Kia ev9 and Hyundai ioniq 9 but nothing much in the middle except the ev5. 200
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Can anyone explain what this is or what its purpose is? It has unlinked sources, confabulates several projects into one. It’s pro renewables but also nonsense. I can’t tell if this is helping or hindering the push for renewables. @ketanjoshi.co , @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au thoughts? 000
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 22/03/2026How big is 1GW? Well Australia’s (NEM+SWIS) daily peak power consumption is roughly 30-35GW. At this rate Australia could go completely solar powered in the middle of the day in 2 weeks if you ignore all the solar we already have. 020
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Australia sends $40billion offshore every year payoff oil products. We could keep that money here. 000
Reposted by Hugh McKellarNick McKim @nickmckim.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Tomorrow the PM is meeting state and territory leaders about the fuel crisis. They should discuss making public transport free for as long as the crisis goes on. And as the Federal government is backing the war, they should pick up the tab. 76227
Reposted by Hugh McKellarRichard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 12/03/2026This just in: Sun agrees to release infinity million barrels of sunshine every morning 635086
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I just walked down to do the school pick up run and there were two old farmers waiting in their Utes with the engines running. This couldn’t be to keep them cool as they had their windows open but I bet they will be the 1st to complain about lack of supply. 000
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 19/02/2026@sydneyev.bsky.social do you know of any projects? I’m thinking it’ll be like people buying and windows laptop and installing linux on it instead. 000
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Does anyone know if there are any open source ev car management software projects? With the ability to do things like modify accelerator response, cruise control characteristics, aircon fan speed settings even what data is sent back to the manufacture. 010
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Right now we could have over 20,000 car each charging at 100kW just from curtailed wind and solar energy. #nem #ev #solar #Wind 000
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 16/02/2026At this point I have to wonder if the Aussie selectors are involved with match fixing. Why leave the 2 inform batsman on the bench? #t20 000
Reposted by Hugh McKellarProf Ray Wills @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 11/02/2026In swap from fossil fuels to PV/ EVs/ clean tech, global total materials demand falls! 🤯 Using renewables means the world needs less materials Even EVs ~250kg extra metals in BEV VS ~35kg in ICE vehicle VS ICE car uses >20t lifetime fuel that's extracted, refined, burned VS recyclable battery 2169
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 03/02/2026The Reserve Bank of Australia are Fucking Idiots 000
Reposted by Hugh McKellarTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Let's do this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...youtube.comYou are being misled about renewable energy technology.YouTube video by Technology Connections 667109713555
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Please watch Alex of @techconnectify.bsky.social youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?...youtu.beYou are being misled about renewable energy technology.YouTube video by Technology Connections 000
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Tech law idea: features cannot be delete/removed only relinquished and open sourced. 100
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 19/01/2026As a renewable energy nerd & networking/homelab nerd this one hit all the right spots. I do have questions, like are the packets of electrons fungible or discrete? So could I sell out of my local microgrid while my neighbours is buying in from outside the microgrid? Does my energy just go next door? 020
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 06/01/2026So have those Epstein file been published yet? If not have those responsible for releasing them been brought before a judge yet? 021
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Remind me, how many wars have been started over sunshine? 130
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 31/12/20252026 is so futuristic when I woke up all the bananas have black spots, I assume they got an update overnight and they are some type of qr like bar code. 010
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Happy new year, Australia’s #NEM wholesale prices are down, average renewables penetration is up 4% points. Renewables curtailment is up so there is more #wind and #solar ready to dispatch if coal and gas could get out of the way. Big batteries become a visible force on the charts. 1/4 111
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 28/12/2025@hankgreen.bsky.social it’s very confusing seeing tons/tonnes being used incorrectly. Is it metric is it imperial? What are your thoughts on the metric system using the name megagram instead? It fits the metric naming conventions and sounds different. 010
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 14/11/2025My local State Member of Parliament is whining about lack of community engagement over a proposed transmission line. He was not at this weeks community engagement event. Apparently if a trees falls in the in the woods and he wasn’t there to hear it, it didn’t make a sound. 010
Hugh McKellar @maddogeco.bsky.social · 23/10/2025@skeetsapp.com the most important feature for me is holding the position in the when I open the app. Now this is a paid feature. I get it y’all need to earn some cash for a good app. But please please please can we have an annual or 1 time fee? 000
