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Hi HiEquity, Don't be fooled by the nickname. My brothers/father/grandfather are all called the same thing. It's derived from our last name. As you said don't want to derail the thread any further although it is somewhat related to the topic but it sounds like you are in the industry. So for...

I'll just add I notice you live in WA where the opposite is true in regards to power stations. The majority are gas so it's a lot easier to manage compared to the Eastern States.

Not quite right HiEquity. The original statement about baseload is fairly correct in that a coal fired power station such as the majority of Australian ones are can't be started and stopped nor "slowed down" that easily. Essentially your burning coal in a boiler to create steam, this steam...

Maybe we can charge electric cars handyandy :) One of the reasons a smartgrid would make power use alot more efficient.

Heat pumps are still electric Ausprop, just alot more efficient than a hot water system. They work similar to a aircon but the heat that blows out the back of a A/C gets used for heating water. Fair explanation here...