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Germany Has Too Many Solar Panels, and It's Pushed Energy Prices Negative (markets.businessinsider.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Potatos_are_not_friends to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 106 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

OH NO! IT'S WORKING! Someone think of the power companies!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My rural electric coop limits the amount they will pay for end user generated solar power per month. They will never let the bill zero out or be negative.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

As long as that means there's a minimum fee that's going to maintain the grid, I think I'm okay with electric bills not going negative.

I was worried when Germany shut down their nuclear reactors but it's great news to hear they're embracing solar hard

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I shit down my reactor every time solar goes hard too.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Yeah. Someone’s ass is going to be badly irradiated.