Germany has installed a record number of solar panels. But consumers aren't starting to use them fast enough.
  • HeartyBeast@kbin.social
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    1 month ago

    No. That’s like saying the UK has too much wind power because our prices occasionally go negative. What Germany might not have enough of is battery and other storage

    • Chloë (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Did you know that the best way we currently have to store energy are dams? In most dams you can install a pump to take water and store it higher, then when energy is needed you simply open the turbine.

      • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        The problem with dams or pumped storage is it only works in specific places where you have a higher place to put lots of water.