Comment on German Power Slips Below Zero as Negative-Price Phenomenon Grows
DrunkenPirate@feddit.org 2 weeks agoThe dips occur more often in last two years. We build more renewables. There’s definitely a need to build energy storages. Please don’t forget that the price dips increases the funding need for the small pv-owners. They‘ll get the EEG (fixed governmental subsidies ) price for each Watt they produce. Only bigger pv‘s get nothing/ cut off the grid for that time. So, negative power prices costs much governmental tax money - the difference of market price and the EEG fixed price.
leisesprecher@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
I’m not arguing against the need, I’m saying that the economic incentives for private investors are not really great.
DrunkenPirate@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Oh sorry. Didn‘t get your point. For what I‘ve read, the driver of PV this year were mid-sized companies to get cheaper power. And small PV‘s for house owners. Yes, investors and big PV farms rather look for battery storages.