Xatolos@reddthat.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoGermany has too many solar panels, and it's pushed energy prices into negative territorymarkets.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down16
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkGermany has too many solar panels, and it's pushed energy prices into negative territorymarkets.businessinsider.comXatolos@reddthat.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squareenglislanguage@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoLooks like it is possible to do in California already today, for hours, not minutes: https://reneweconomy.com.au/deeper-longer-cleaner-big-batteries-extend-domination-of-californias-evening-demand-peaks/ The battery solutions on grid scale are available now. They need to be built and paid for. Negative prices might help motivate investors.
minus-squaredouglasg14b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoTIL, thanks for the link!
minus-squaresapient [they/them]@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThat’s pretty awesome ngl :p
Looks like it is possible to do in California already today, for hours, not minutes: https://reneweconomy.com.au/deeper-longer-cleaner-big-batteries-extend-domination-of-californias-evening-demand-peaks/
The battery solutions on grid scale are available now. They need to be built and paid for. Negative prices might help motivate investors.
TIL, thanks for the link!
That’s pretty awesome ngl :p