Generators pay to stay on as dominant rooftop solar 'cannibalises' electricity prices
www.abc.net.au
The rise of rooftop solar in Australia shows no signs of slowing, bringing cheap, clean power. But the technology is also reshaping the power system in some surprising ways.
  • Wholesale power prices are increasingly turning negative at times of high solar output
  • Observers say rooftop solar is “cannibalising” electricity prices and hitting large-scale solar hard
  • There are calls for storage and greater daytime demand to help soak up solar production
  • @sbvOPEnglish
    1•9 months ago

    Nova Scotia Power proposed something similar, and then walked it back.