Post #2403428
2026-04-14 12:10 UTC
@celeduc@mastodon.social @notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com
Negative prices and solar excess has seen the big batteries and pumped hydro charge cheaply and discharge at peaks.
There are a number of retail plans in Australia that exposure you to wholesale rates, including negative prices. So you can do the same and make money. Or join a virtual power plant and make money.
You think free electricity won't see people shift their loads to the middle of the day? Which will see more generation supplied from large scale solar.
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@The_Sun@solarcene.community 2026-04-14 12:16
@celeduc@mastodon.social @notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com Meanwhile free electricity will see people move pool pumps, hot water from overnight controlled loads, designed to give coal something to do in the middle of the night low demand. Further putting the nail into coal. The extra demand in the middle of the day will be met with large scale solar that was previously heavily curtailed.