A large portion of modern news is “We have eliminated scarcity and can provide for everyone. This is bad because the profits go down”

TWwashingtonpost.comApr 22, 2024 3:02pm

California and its grid operator are grappling with a strange reality: There is so much solar on the grid that, on sunny spring days when there’s not as much demand, electricity prices go negative. Gigawatts of solar are “curtailed” — essentially, thrown away.

Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem.

As electricity prices go negative, the Golden State is struggling to offload a glut of solar power.

The issue is not enough battery storage, negative prices means there’s too much electricity and things could overload. The companies need to stop being babies and invest in batteries. Save that extra energy for night and cloudy days.