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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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[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've got a pretty easy fix, just pass those negative rates on to the consumer. I'd be happy to teach my car to charge when the price goes negative, but noooo, utilities are the ones double dipping on negative power rates.

[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Allow the free market to behave like it's supposed to when it benefits the little guys? You must be joking, we don't do that here.

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