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Germany Has Too Many Solar Panels, and It's Pushed Energy Prices Negative (markets.businessinsider.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Can't they sell the surplus to neighbouring countries?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 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.

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

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

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