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Germany Witnesses 4-Hour Negative Electricity Prices on New Year's Trading Day Amid Renewable Energy Surplus
iconJan 6, 2025 10:18
Source:SMM
[Germany's Negative Electricity Prices Persist for 4 Hours! Renewable Energy Faces ESS Dilemma] Germany's electricity prices fell below zero on the first trading day of 2025. With the expansion of renewable energy, such phenomena are becoming increasingly frequent in Europe. It is reported that this instance of negative electricity prices in Germany was caused by wind power generation reaching 40 GW, far exceeding the demand at the time. The negative pricing lasted for 4 hours, forcing power producers to pay users to consume the excess electricity.

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