• then_three_more@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    We’re putting in tones of wind power. The problem is the weird linking of electricity prices to gas prices and the fact we don’t have anywhere near the energy storage capacity we need. So we end up paying wind farm operators to shut down turbines and generate less when its extra windy.