cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27655856
Europe’s booming solar generation is overwhelming the region’s grids, sending power prices slumping far below zero.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27655856
Europe’s booming solar generation is overwhelming the region’s grids, sending power prices slumping far below zero.
Where ate all the “solar is too complicated for s grid!!” people now?
Super good news.
Don’t worry just wait until, checks notes, the sun goes to bed at night. What then France? How will your solar work in clouds? Check and mate.
We concentrated so much on solar energy we completely forgot moon energy, and now, we must pay for that oversight.
Well, mixed news as others have mentioned. Of course it is great how much solar is installed. But at least in Germany, new installation will require a “killswitch” which disconnects the system in cases where the price goes negative/the grid is overloaded. So the grid/storage cannot really handle renewables yet. On the brightside, this only applies if you are not able to dynamically adjust your system. So with a modern system you can just charge your battery or car instead.
Maybe… It’s good that peak production is so high, but there isn’t enough storage to take real advantage of it yet. And even if you’re not paying for power generation you still need to maintain power infrastructure. Maintenance isn’t free.