Weird definition of “led by solar”
Hydroelectric and wind power each contributed 28% and 27% of electricity generation, respectively, with PV providing 10% and biomass 6%. REN noted that solar production grew 37% year on year, driven by rapid capacity expansion.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Yet PV is artificially held back by very unfavourable feed-in regulation. Really a pity as the potential is so high.
Mihies@programming.dev 2 months ago
Not so high without an adequate storage.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
I am talking about feed-in from home users, which would work largely without storage if it was allowed to feed the excess into the grid during the day (like it is posdible in most other EU countries).
But due to bureocratic hurdles this is basically not allowed in Portugal and the thus required in-home batteries are largely unaffordable by the relatively low income households here.
Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 months ago
There always a grid cost and solar energy is always cheapest when there is more solar power. Additionally users of electricity largely want fixed prices not wholesale prices.
So how do you expect people putting solar on their houses to pay fair share of, low energy value, grid costs, inertia and frequency control, higher prices at peak?
I’m all for solar but there is no way solar producers should get prices at peak time when they producing at off peak time with high supply and getting free additional costs.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
You are missing the point. Feed-in was effectively forbidden in Portugal and even the brand new change in regulation is still a huge bureocratic barrier for minimal possible income (low double digit per month) that the typical home PV owner could realistically expect.