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Wolf-Peter Schill<p>1/ Happy new year, <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>energy</span></a> people in the fediverse! Let&#39;s kick 2025 off with a little 2024 review of negative prices in the German wholesale electricity market. 🇩🇪🔌</p><p>A 🧵with the main insights, based on graphs from the <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/OpenEnergyTracker" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenEnergyTracker</span></a>: <a href="https://openenergytracker.org/en/docs/germany/prices/#negative-prices" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openenergytracker.org/en/docs/</span><span class="invisible">germany/prices/#negative-prices</span></a> 🔽</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/negativeprices" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>negativeprices</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/energytransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>energytransition</span></a></p>
Wolf-Peter Schill<p>1/ Negative electricity prices 😱 There has been a lot of talk about them in Germany recently. But how often do they actually occur and what are the trends?</p><p>To make the debate more objective, we at <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIW" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DIW</span></a> Berlin have put some data together for you. You can now find regularly updated charts on the frequency and severity of hours with negative prices in the German wholesale electricity market on the <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/OpenEnergyTracker" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenEnergyTracker</span></a>: <a href="https://openenergytracker.org/en/docs/germany/prices/#negative-prices" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openenergytracker.org/en/docs/</span><span class="invisible">germany/prices/#negative-prices</span></a></p><p>Mini 🧵 below ⬇️ </p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/negativeprices" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>negativeprices</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opendata</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>FactCheck<br>Did Trump's Policies Cause Low US Gas Prices in 2020?<br><a href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/06/25/gas-prices-march-2020-meme/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">snopes.com/news/2024/06/25/gas</span><span class="invisible">-prices-march-2020-meme/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JustTheFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustTheFacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NegativePrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NegativePrices</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NegativePrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NegativePrices</span></a> aren’t new, first occurring in Germany in 2008 as the nation ramped up wind and solar production.</p><p>But they were rare, until now.</p><p>Operators may be reluctant to make future investments because they’re not getting paid enough for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> they’re churning out now.<br>So what’s the solution for producers and investors? The obvious one is to build more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-02/bursts-of-free-power-raise-red-flags-for-green-tech-investors" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">24-06-02/bursts-of-free-power-raise-red-flags-for-green-tech-investors</span></a></p>
Jim Pembroke<p>I really do wonder about this. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a><br>Solar farms had to shut down during the day coz residential solar was sending prices negative.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/SthAust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SthAust</span></a> <br>As rooftop increases, will retailers be left bidding to power industry while households pay almost nothing.<br>And will govt limit rooftop solar to appease profits?<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RooftopSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RooftopSolar</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ResidentialSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResidentialSolar</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NegativePrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NegativePrices</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renewables</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a></p><p><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australias-remarkable-100-per-cent-renewables-run-extends-to-over-10-days/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reneweconomy.com.au/south-aust</span><span class="invisible">ralias-remarkable-100-per-cent-renewables-run-extends-to-over-10-days/</span></a></p>