Post #2403424
2026-04-14 09:46 UTC
@notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com
So we have a solution.
Give away 3 hours of electricity for free in the middle of the day. When we have the most amount of negative prices and spare solar capacity.
Perfect for charging evs. Or shifting loads away form peak.
Also a big boom in home batteries is also seeing demand reduction in evening peaks. Charge own batteries, rather then export, then use your own electricity in peak. Or sell it back to the grid when it is needed.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-hours-the-market-wants-back-free-daytime-power-or-a-fix-for-solar-and-wind-curtailment/
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@celeduc@mastodon.social 2026-04-14 11:25
@The_Sun@solarcene.community @notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com negative prices for "overproductive" periods should be passed on to consumers, but somehow aren't. Markets are imperfect mechanisms, and they are really bad at correcting what is fundamentally a misallocation of resources.