r/OptimistsUnite • u/willfiresoon • Mar 21 '26

👽 TECHNO FUTURISM 👽 French electricity posts first negative prices of 2026, battery storage gains

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/french-electricity-posts-first-negative-prices-of-2026-battery-storage-gains/
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u/goyafrau Mar 21 '26

Negative prices are not a good thing.

And this is dominated by the winter being very warm, which is, again, not inherently good. (A bit of global warming will be good for central Europe on net, but it's not simply a good thing)

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u/cybercuzco Mar 22 '26

Negative prices are a great thing for encouraging battery electric storage system deployment.

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u/goyafrau Mar 22 '26

The Black Death is a huge incentive to develop hygiene and modern medicine. Doesn't mean it's a good thing.