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> When there’s enough surplus energy supply from renewables, prices can even go negative. Why would prices go negative, when you can just cut off the solar pla
by tcfhgj 2y ago
> When there’s enough surplus energy supply from renewables, prices can even go negative.
Why would prices go negative, when you can just cut off the solar plant from the grid if prices go <= 0?
- imtringued 2y agoBecause coal plants need x amount of time to ramp down and low carbon energy sources have priority to reduce emissions. It's technically not the solar power producers that are feeding in electricity, they are being paid to wait.