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Re:Power Worth Less Than Zero Spreads as Green Energy Floods... by undreren on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @05:29AM (#17714296)
It's a nobrainer, but the electric kettles are rather expensive and are usually therefore only bought to ensure production capacity in the case that the powerplant's own kettle malfunctions.

Besides, district heating produced on power from the grid is taxed as if produced on coal, as the power has no traceability. This makes it really expensive, unless you are directly hooked up to a solar or windfarm.

That's the law in Denmark at least.

PS: I worked in the administrative building just next door to Skærbækværket! :)

Re:Power Worth Less Than Zero Spreads as Green Energy Floods... by Shoh3pif on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @06:52AM (#17714745)
> district heating produced on power from the grid is taxed as if produced on coal, as the power has no traceability.

Sounds like there is room for improvement. E.g. an agreement with an energy provider and tracking when it was used on demand as a sink for excess energy instead of base-rate heating.

Re:Power Worth Less Than Zero Spreads as Green Energy Floods... by hvidgaard on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @06:46AM (#17714713)
Ahh, it doesn't make much sense to install it away from a powerplant. It captures waste heat and electricity, where as one elsewhere would only be able to capture excess electricity.