French Power Price Plunges Below Zero as Solar Swamps the Grid (www.bloomberg.com)

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Europe’s booming solar generation is overwhelming the region’s grids, sending power prices slumping far below zero.

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[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

There are no electrical connections to the grid without a shut off. Every wire is required to have a rated shut off at the most basic level.

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, so how do the grid controllers access that? How do you decide fairly which sites to turn off?

[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It depends on the supplier contract that has to be filed with RTE before you're allowed to connect and transmit power.

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