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.

  • mormund@feddit.org
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    20 days ago

    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.