Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem.
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As electricity prices go negative, the Golden State is struggling to offload a glut of solar power.

I’ll note that right now, this is a seasonal issue, associated with moderate springtime temperatures when there is a lot of sunshine available.

  • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    11 days ago

    The problem with things like crypto and genAI is that they’re capital-intensive, which makes little sense for something that’s only available as excess for part of the day on a seasonal basis.

    Storage has the same problem, though it does a lot more for people.