• blackn1ght
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    1 month ago

    Can’t they sell the surplus to neighbouring countries?

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      1 month ago

      In fact we have to pay the neighboring countries to take the excess power in order to lighten the load on the grid. Switzerland and Austria will then use the power to pump up water to store the energy.

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      In fact we have to pay the neighboring countries to take the excess power in order to lighten the load on the grid. Switzerland and Austria will then use the power to pump up water to store the energy.

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        1 month ago

        This sounds like a weird deal. I feel like they should be paying Germany, not the other way round!