{"id":234976,"date":"2024-06-21T13:20:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T13:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/21\/electricity-prices-in-europe-are-going-negative-and-thats-bad\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:31","slug":"electricity-prices-in-europe-are-going-negative-and-thats-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/21\/electricity-prices-in-europe-are-going-negative-and-thats-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity prices in Europe are going negative – and that’s bad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Negative electricity prices can make more economic sense than switching wind turbines off<\/p>\n

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The huge growth in renewable energy across Europe means electricity plants are generating more power than is needed, forcing them to pay energy firms to discharge it \u2013 effectively, selling at a negative price. On the face of it, this might seem like a good thing for cash-strapped households, but negative prices don\u2019t necessarily bring down people\u2019s electricity bills, and can also bring a host of downsides, including disrupting the business case for building more renewables.<\/p>\n

The price of power is largely determined by the \u201cday-ahead\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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