French Power Price Plunges Below Zero as Solar Swamps the Grid - eviltoast

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.

  • Valmond@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Where ate all the “solar is too complicated for s grid!!” people now?

    Super good news.

    • SarcasticMan@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      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.

      • Grimy@lemmy.world
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        5 days ago

        We concentrated so much on solar energy we completely forgot moon energy, and now, we must pay for that oversight.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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      5 days ago

      Super good news.

      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.

      • floo@retrolemmy.com
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        5 days ago

        Maybe…

        No, it’s still good news despite new problems that may arise.

        • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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          5 days ago

          The negative price drop is likely not good - long run. That’s the thing I’m talking about. If you can’t sell electricity you can’t maintain infrastructure. That will likely correct over time.