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1. holri+0e[view] [source] 2024-06-20 15:25:09
>>_tk_+(OP)
There are flexible consumer energy tariffs based on the spot market + fee now. But although you even get negative prices, I was surprised that those tariffs are not economical for me. I have 2 heat pumps that are responsible for 75% of my energy consumption. I could optimize their working hours to low/negative hours by software and work with the thermal inertia of the house / water tank. At the moment it is not worth the effort, a monthly floating tariff is more or less the same. Especially because the net fees are not based on the spot market and are 50% of the energy bill. This is a political failure.
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2. wortel+Uz[view] [source] 2024-06-20 17:31:54
>>holri+0e
Higher network costs just reflect added expenses for redispatch and additional grid infrastructure required by variable energy production. The more decentralized and intermittent energy in the system, the higher the cost for infrastructure and keeping backup power plants running - in case of Germany, coal and gas
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3. holri+OL[view] [source] 2024-06-20 18:47:55
>>wortel+Uz
Flexible, localized net usage prices could smooth the intermittency and lower the demand on the net.
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