Anonymous #1 2w

This could easily happen in the US. The issue was that the jet stream caused higher winds, leading to a surge in wind power generation, increasing the supply significantly. The jet stream brings in warm air, so there’s less demand for electricity to power heaters. If there’s too much oversupply, the price can go to 0

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Anonymous #2 2w

They would sooner cause a meltdown specifically to scare us out of it than ever let us get to $0 electricity

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Anonymous #2 2w

The company said they will implement more measures to curtail production if necessary so this doesn’t happen in the future, because it probably has the potential to collapse the electrical grid

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Anonymous OP 2w

It happened in CA earlier this year lol. This is the wholesale price though. The price you get on your bill adds on transmission fees and regulatory fees, so it might not be 0 but it could be SUPER cheap https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/negative-prices-in-caiso-what-ppa-buyers-and-renewable-developers-need-to-know/

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Anonymous #2 2w

Nuclear is really hard to ramp down, which is why it’s not good for areas where the demand varies greatly. Solar and wind inverters can be ramped down easily to solve oversupply issues. The other options are to store it somewhere (which costs money) or export it (which requires someone to accept it)

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