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Europe’s heatwave drives electricity prices to new highs as demand soars

The_Groat_Counter

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82046213#Comment_82046213

That's a good article.

Three things of note:

• High river water temperatures are limiting output at some nuclear reactors in France (the water being needed to cool the reactors)
• British gas turbine plants have seen unplanned outages or otherwise reduced output due to the heat, and as a result we're about 2.5GW of generation down - this apparently is "not unusual" as said plants "tend to really struggle in extreme temperatures"
• "Solar farms typically generate less power in very high temperatures, as rising panel heat reduces efficiency."

Generating electricity in unusually high temperatures is a bit of a challenge, and one that doesn't just affect renewables.

TheSavvy1

Free electric tomorrow, forecast between 10:00 and 16:00. The amber period will also be around 4.5p

Scot_39

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82044765#Comment_82044765

It is always going to depend on wind and solar - depending on band - as the low rate plunge pricing - are all to do with renewables grossly imbalancing the generation vs demand system in the UK (and Europes - as the interconnects expose us to their imbalances too).

Like users with agile - which does occassionally hit it's £1 cap - you need to look at the rates on balance - smoothing the highs with the lows - what matters is your average rate over time - compared to a traditional fix or variable deal.

SJMALBA

Free electricity tomorrow? Wholesale is negative from 09:00 - 16:00…

EDIT: Confirmed (SMS)