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Electricity map gives a more detailed view on the situation, including imports/exports: https://electricitymaps.com/ https://electricitymaps.com/ Poland has a
by Tade0 4y ago
Electricity map gives a more detailed view on the situation, including imports/exports:
https://electricitymaps.com/ https://electricitymaps.com/
Poland has an interesting story behind the price: the government passed legislation which switched from net-metering to net-billing with the start of April, so people rushed to build as many home PV installations as possible to get grandfathered into the previous scheme.
A whopping 4-5GW estimated was added to the grid in this period, almost doubling the installed capacity, creating a unique mix of coal and solar in the summer.
Now during the day it's what's keeping prices below €250/MWh because even with net-metering the price of this electricity is closer to €175/MWh.
In 2019 that would have been horribly expensive, but it's safe to say those times are gone for good.
- KptMarchewa 4y agoAlso, we barely use gas - price is mostly driven by coal.
- anonporridge 4y agoI imagine Poland was much more paranoid than Germany about becoming overly dependent on Russian gas. Of course, now Germany is scrambling to turn coal plants back online.
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- epolanski 4y agoPoland simply produced most electricity with coal rather than gas for decades, even during communism. This is not related to Russia.
- sebazzz 4y agoWhich also increased in price.