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The latitude means that Tasmania isn't great for solar, but jutting out into the Southern Ocean as it does means it has good wind resources.

> The latitude means that Tasmania isn't great for solar

Just for comparison:

Berlin is at lattitude 52°31′N.

Marseille is at lattitude 43°18′N.

Hobart is at lattitude 42°53′S.

So Tasmania is more similar to southern Europe in levels of insolation. Not as great as mainland Australia, which has some of the best insolation levels in the world, but still not too bad.

And yes, Tasmania also has great wind resources.

Solar isn't too bad. As soon as I can buy a couple of Tesla batteries (or equivalent) I'll probably look at getting solar... In the winter the days are short (but nothing like Scandinavian countries), and can go multiple days without seeing the sun, so definitely want a good set of batteries

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