French day-ahead power fell to -€5.76 a megawatt-hour, the lowest in four years, in an auction on Epex Spot.
  • Dkarma@lemmy.world
    1·
    10 months ago

    That’s cuz it’s not really negative in reality. That’s not how services work.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
      3·
      10 months ago

      Negative prices mean the companies are paying people to burn energy because too much energy in the grid is also a problem!

      It’s really meant for industry because a couple households turning on their hair dryers isn’t going to cut it