Whats the problem with power from the grid?
Australia’s electricity supply is one of the cheapest and most reliable in the world – so why switch to solar power? A closer look at the electricity supplied by the grid reveals some worrying facts: • 75% of the power we use in Australia is supplied by coal fired power stations while in Queensland it is 88% (http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/Australia/Electricity.html) • Coal is the most carbon intensive non-renewable fossil fuel. When we burn coal to make electricity we’re contributing to global warming by emitting large amounts of CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. • The electricity we used last year in Australia alone created 202 million tonnes of CO2-e of carbon emissions. (p.3. http://www.climatechange.gov.au/climate-change/~/media/publications/greenhouse-acctg/national-greenhouse-gas-inventory-2008.ashx) • Our reliance on coal-fired power from the grid makes Australia one of the most polluting in the world. In fact, per person, our CO2 pollution levels are 4.5 times t
