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Ireland: Wind generation exceeds demand for electricity for the first time ever (www.euronews.com)

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[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

What almost everyone seems to miss is it's absolutely optimal situation to overbuild and waste electricity. Sometimes it's just not worth storing, until demand exceeds a lot it's not really worth storing large amounts.

Also HVDC currents.