Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.ml · 10 months agoGermany Has Too Many Solar Panels, and It's Pushed Energy Prices Negativemarkets.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkGermany Has Too Many Solar Panels, and It's Pushed Energy Prices Negativemarkets.businessinsider.comPotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareDessalines@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoWhy is Germany building a ton of coal plants then?
minus-squareDessalines@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agohttps://www.npr.org/2022/09/27/1124448463/germany-coal-energy-crisis https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germany-approves-bringing-coal-fired-power-plants-back-online-this-winter-2023-10-04/
minus-squarevintageballs@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoBringing back online != Building a ton
minus-squareantlion@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoNegative pricing just means power isn’t needed or wanted at that time of day. During the winter when it’s not sunny, power will still be needed.
minus-squareDessalines@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoDoes solar in summer meet their energy demands? I was under the impression that it didn’t.
Why is Germany building a ton of coal plants then?
We’re not.
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/27/1124448463/germany-coal-energy-crisis
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germany-approves-bringing-coal-fired-power-plants-back-online-this-winter-2023-10-04/
Bringing back online != Building a ton
Negative pricing just means power isn’t needed or wanted at that time of day. During the winter when it’s not sunny, power will still be needed.
Does solar in summer meet their energy demands? I was under the impression that it didn’t.