Happens frequently in CAISO midday during shoulder months (https://www.caiso.com/PriceMap/Pages/default.aspx). Renewable generation produces a lot (sunny, decent wind) and electricity usage is so low, that supply…
The other thing that they can be doing is selling standby frequency response services to utilities: https://smartgrid.ieee.org/bulletins/january-2016/energy-sto.... Sometimes utilities only need a few minutes of power…
There are times where the rooftop solar and base load generation for a utility is greater than the total electricity demand. Demand and supply for the grid have to be balanced, or else you will end up tripping plants…
They are likely operating on the wholesale markets, which are market priced. For the western grid there is a significantly wider price range of prices. On peak days in the summer, prices can go up above $1,000/mwh in…
Happens frequently in CAISO midday during shoulder months (https://www.caiso.com/PriceMap/Pages/default.aspx). Renewable generation produces a lot (sunny, decent wind) and electricity usage is so low, that supply…
The other thing that they can be doing is selling standby frequency response services to utilities: https://smartgrid.ieee.org/bulletins/january-2016/energy-sto.... Sometimes utilities only need a few minutes of power…
There are times where the rooftop solar and base load generation for a utility is greater than the total electricity demand. Demand and supply for the grid have to be balanced, or else you will end up tripping plants…
They are likely operating on the wholesale markets, which are market priced. For the western grid there is a significantly wider price range of prices. On peak days in the summer, prices can go up above $1,000/mwh in…