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Those €4000 prices are when demand outstrips supply. Which likely is when wind is generating 0. Ps.: While such high prices are annoying for customers, they ar
by jabl 7y ago
Those €4000 prices are when demand outstrips supply. Which likely is when wind is generating 0.
Ps.: While such high prices are annoying for customers, they are critical to drive investment into low carbon dispatchable capacity like batteries, pumped hydro, or nuclear. Legislating some roof on the price will make the problem worse, not solve it!
- ljf 7y agoTotally! If we could just store that 'wasted' energy and release it at peak times we could go a long way to improving the overall energy mix - but I know that is no easy or cheap fix!