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Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. As electricity prices go negative, the Golden State is struggling to offload a glut of solar power (wapo.st)
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I'll note that right now, this is a seasonal issue, associated with moderate springtime temperatures when there is a lot of sunshine available.

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[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

article:

“california is having this problem because solar grew faster than we expected but we are building storage systems to hold power for later.”

commenters who didn’t read the article:

“this is so stupid why don’t they just build storage systems to hold power for later 😡😡😡”

[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Why would we read an article when the headline is so much shorter?

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