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Germany has the same electricity mix as Germany and it has extremely good SAIDI index compared to all other countries (https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheet
by jhgb 5y ago
Germany has the same electricity mix as Germany and it has extremely good SAIDI index compared to all other countries (https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-electricity-grid-stable-amid-energy-transition https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-electric...). I guess those Germans are just insanely competent, then.
- AstralStorm 5y agoCheck precision energy import charts, especially at night in winter. Germany uses other countries as a battery.
- jhgb 5y agoWinter nights in Germany are the domain of coastal wind turbines. Off to build more wind farms, then!
- neuronic 5y agoWhy is this always spread? Right now is a winter night (-6 celsius), this is the live electricity map for Europe: https://app.electricitymap.org/map https://app.electricitymap.org/map Right this second, Germany is EXPORTING to most of their neighbors. Are they charging the other batteries now or how am I supposed to follow your logic?
- hutzlibu 5y ago"Why is this always spread?" Because this debate is more about ideology, than anything else.
- KptMarchewa 5y agoTurn off 10% of your generation and you'll be importing.
- Haemm0r 5y agoCan confirm this as an Austrian ;-)
- midjji 5y agoGermany would have problems if not for French nuclear, and a great many, rather expensive, gas power plants. For exactly how much, just look at what has happened to the UK as they left the EU wide powersharing agreements. Its also worth nothing that the rising power prices have largely prevented germany from moving away from using gas to for stoves and heating, which is a huge part of their total CO2, and pollution output.
- jhgb 5y ago> Germany would have problems if not for French nuclear You could say that pretty much about any country in the European synchronous grid. Everyone needs everyone else. > and a great many, rather expensive, gas power plants The gas plants are actually quite cheap. It's the gas that's expensive. > Its also worth nothing that the rising power prices have largely prevented germany from moving away from using gas to for stoves and heating That statement makes no sense to me. Rising power prices are definitely connected to rising gas prices, which don't prevent people from moving away from using gas for stoves and heating but rather motivate them to do just that.
- midjji 5y agoNo not quite, burning fuel for heat locally will always be at least twice as effective as ideal conversion to power, followed by ideal conversion to heat, in practice its closer to three times. Therefore power prices need to fall substantially gas prices before the switch is worth it. That will never happen while producing power from gas or more expensive alternatives. In particular since the gas distribution infrastructure is in place and effectively subsidized/on a different budget. But if they produced nuclear at the price they used to be able to in Germany, before regulations and investment insecurity drove up the price, buying gas just could not compete. Sweden, notably getting half its power from nuclear, does not need anyone else. Same thing for france.
- jhgb 5y ago> No not quite, burning fuel for heat locally will always be at least twice as effective as ideal conversion to power Except NOT having to heat is even more effective than burning fuel for heating locally. So the move away from gas heating to low-energy buildings is definitely stimulated by higher gas prices. > Same thing for france. I doubt that, since France seem to be actually using their interconnects. Can't comment on Sweden, though.