Germany with its switch to renewables is seeing the same issues. They pay the Netherlands and other neighbors to dump German surplus electricity in peak wind ho

Germany with its switch to renewables is seeing the same issues. They pay the Netherlands and other neighbors to dump German surplus electricity in peak wind hours. Germany has a goal of 80% energey out of renewables by 2050, but it is entirely unclear if this is even physically possible because of this issue of spikes. Norway has it easier as it mountaineous enough to allow hydro everywhere.