Germany has too many solar panels, and it's pushed energy prices into negative territory
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Germany has installed a record number of solar panels. But consumers aren't starting to use them fast enough.
  • Mangoholic
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    6 months ago

    In fact we have to pay the neighboring countries to take the excess power in order to lighten the load on the grid. Switzerland and Austria will then use the power to pump up water to store the energy.

    • blackn1ght@feddit.uk
      1·
      6 months ago

      This sounds like a weird deal. I feel like they should be paying Germany, not the other way round!