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Re:Electricity prices in France turn negative as renewable e... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @03:23PM (#40721204)
Why? If you make a sufficient amount of money in the 5-8pm peak period it can make you strongly profitable despite losing money at noon.
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Re:Electricity prices in France turn negative as renewable e... by Gare on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @03:36PM (#40721339)
And solar plants, unlike most other plants can be easily and quickly shut off so you don't even need to sell at negative prices.
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Re:Electricity prices in France turn negative as renewable e... by nawitus on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @03:56PM (#40721583)
Empirically this doesn't seem to happen.
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