Hugh McKellar
@maddogeco.bsky.social
Working in renewables energy, dreaming about TT bikes.
My 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.
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.
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
My 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.
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.
@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?
October 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
@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?
Build more wind. It’s pretty.
24. We oughtta be building more wind. Seriously, solar will get built anyway, but wind needs some help, and wind blows in the dark and in the winter. It doesn’t help that solar pushes down power prices and generates renewable energy credits (where relevant), which hurts wind farm economics.
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Build more wind. It’s pretty.
Frantically googling how to stand as a candidate for New England……
October 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Frantically googling how to stand as a candidate for New England……
The growth of renewables in South Australia https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/25423600/
October 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The growth of renewables in South Australia https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/25423600/
New #NEM #renewables record! Australia’s main grid hit 77.5% renewables energy for 5 mins. It stayed around 75% for a few hours. There was plenty of curtailed #solar and #wind on standby. The bulk came from rooftop solar. #Energy #electricity
September 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
New #NEM #renewables record! Australia’s main grid hit 77.5% renewables energy for 5 mins. It stayed around 75% for a few hours. There was plenty of curtailed #solar and #wind on standby. The bulk came from rooftop solar. #Energy #electricity
iPadOS26 windows is trash. It removes swipe gestures with the apps
September 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
iPadOS26 windows is trash. It removes swipe gestures with the apps
Hot take: this position is less stable and and safe compared to a getting onto the top tube. Bring back the super tuck
September 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hot take: this position is less stable and and safe compared to a getting onto the top tube. Bring back the super tuck
Just when you think you have found the biggest Dunning-Kruger idiots on the internet Facebook presents you with “grass roots nuclear advocates”
August 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just when you think you have found the biggest Dunning-Kruger idiots on the internet Facebook presents you with “grass roots nuclear advocates”
This is not a problem with wind and solar.
Some see this as jellyfish clogging the filters on a power plant's intake.
Others see it as the mass killing of marine creatures.
Others see it as the mass killing of marine creatures.
Swarm of jellyfish shuts nuclear power plant in France
‘Massive and unpredictable’ swarm entered filter drums that pull in water, Gravelines operator EDF says
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is not a problem with wind and solar.
Why aren’t the press talking about the time the big banks are taking to pass on the interest rate cuts. Try can raise them in 24 hours but it takes 2 weeks to do them?
They’ve just increased their profit margin for the next 2 weeks.
It’s not like this is a surprise decision expected for 6 weeks
They’ve just increased their profit margin for the next 2 weeks.
It’s not like this is a surprise decision expected for 6 weeks
August 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Why aren’t the press talking about the time the big banks are taking to pass on the interest rate cuts. Try can raise them in 24 hours but it takes 2 weeks to do them?
They’ve just increased their profit margin for the next 2 weeks.
It’s not like this is a surprise decision expected for 6 weeks
They’ve just increased their profit margin for the next 2 weeks.
It’s not like this is a surprise decision expected for 6 weeks
Reposted by Hugh McKellar
AEMO boss says Australia’s electricity grids can be run on 100 pct renewables, because the system issues identified after Spain blackout were already being addressed.
“We can do that:” AEMO says power system can be run on 100 pct renewable energy
AEMO boss says Australia’s electricity grids can be run on 100 pct renewables, because the system issues identified after Spain blackout were already being addressed.
reneweconomy.com.au
July 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
AEMO boss says Australia’s electricity grids can be run on 100 pct renewables, because the system issues identified after Spain blackout were already being addressed.
How did my childhood tv shape my political views today?
Playschool - respect for arts and literature
Sesame Street- walkable urban design promotes community
Postman Pat - nationalised organisation serving the community
Ship to Shore - distrust the corporation, be ungovernable.
Playschool - respect for arts and literature
Sesame Street- walkable urban design promotes community
Postman Pat - nationalised organisation serving the community
Ship to Shore - distrust the corporation, be ungovernable.
July 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
How did my childhood tv shape my political views today?
Playschool - respect for arts and literature
Sesame Street- walkable urban design promotes community
Postman Pat - nationalised organisation serving the community
Ship to Shore - distrust the corporation, be ungovernable.
Playschool - respect for arts and literature
Sesame Street- walkable urban design promotes community
Postman Pat - nationalised organisation serving the community
Ship to Shore - distrust the corporation, be ungovernable.
This one simple hack oil companies don’t want you to know.
I got your climate solution right here...
Supportive anecdata: since I got my new e-bike three months ago, I've put nearly 900 miles on it and roughly 25 miles on our car.
July 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This one simple hack oil companies don’t want you to know.
Australian beef is free from many diseases found around the world. Letting in US beef does nothing to help consumers. It only lowers our quality, it’s America dragging us down to their level by introducing their diseases. Say no to US beef.
We have more than enough of our own superior beef.
We have more than enough of our own superior beef.
July 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Australian beef is free from many diseases found around the world. Letting in US beef does nothing to help consumers. It only lowers our quality, it’s America dragging us down to their level by introducing their diseases. Say no to US beef.
We have more than enough of our own superior beef.
We have more than enough of our own superior beef.
My annual reminder that the minerals council think coal is a mineral.
July 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
My annual reminder that the minerals council think coal is a mineral.
All bikes are good bikes
A great thing about ebikes is that they turn non-cyclists into cyclists.
I think people have yet to wake up to just how amazing e-bikes are. I commute about 20 miles a day, using about 10 cents of electricity. (Mostly on safe trails.)
Every time I ride my brain is ecstatic. I get a workout, but don’t need to shower when I get to work.
Every time I ride my brain is ecstatic. I get a workout, but don’t need to shower when I get to work.
July 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
All bikes are good bikes
I think wind turbines (especially the really big ones) look cool.
I like the sound of an ev motor accelerating.
I like the sound of an ev motor accelerating.
July 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I think wind turbines (especially the really big ones) look cool.
I like the sound of an ev motor accelerating.
I like the sound of an ev motor accelerating.
The RBA are idiots.
July 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The RBA are idiots.
I really like that American Independence Day is the 1 day they format the date like the rest of the world. Happy 4th of July.
July 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I really like that American Independence Day is the 1 day they format the date like the rest of the world. Happy 4th of July.
Why do I need age verification for alcohol free gin and tonic cans but not for alcohol free beer at the Woolworths?
July 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Why do I need age verification for alcohol free gin and tonic cans but not for alcohol free beer at the Woolworths?
The car infrastructure to business ratio is so American
And New Hampshire. We have liquor stores in the middle of the highway. With their own special exits.
June 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The car infrastructure to business ratio is so American
Love to see New York discovering ranked choice voting. More choice, not wasted votes, keeping the worst candidate out of office.
Let’s hope the rest of the USA chooses the better way of doing democracy soon.
Let’s hope the rest of the USA chooses the better way of doing democracy soon.
June 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Love to see New York discovering ranked choice voting. More choice, not wasted votes, keeping the worst candidate out of office.
Let’s hope the rest of the USA chooses the better way of doing democracy soon.
Let’s hope the rest of the USA chooses the better way of doing democracy soon.