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Rooftop solar 'cannibalising' power prices as Australian generators pay to stay online - ABC News (www.abc.net.au)

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Wholesale power prices are increasingly turning negative at times of high solar output

Observers say rooftop solar is "cannibalising" electricity prices and hitting large-scale solar hard

There are calls for storage and greater daytime demand to help soak up solar production

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[–] bookmeat@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Or use the energy to desalinate sea water or any of a multitude of other uses for spare capacity.

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