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In Finland we had to scale back nuclear because wind + solar were producing too much for the grid to handle. And still the cost of electricity was negative, I o
by theshrike79 3y ago
In Finland we had to scale back nuclear because wind + solar were producing too much for the grid to handle. And still the cost of electricity was negative, I only had to pay for the transfer charges (which are the same no matter what the actual electricity costs)
...and it was the nuclear plant we've waited for 18 years to come online :D -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Unit_3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#...
- toomuchtodo 3y agoFinland is exporting almost 1GW constantly to Estonia, which means they can ramp down coal and natural gas generation. Progress! https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/FI https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/FI https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/EE https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/EE