In the past week, several European countries experienced negative power prices in the wholesale energy market during daylight hours. This was due to the surplus of energy generated by renewable sources and the low demand for energy for heating or cooling, caused by normal springtime temperatures.
Negative prices occur when there is an excess supply of electricity in the market, often caused by renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, or hydro producing more electricity than the demand and storage capacity. In such cases, producers may offer negative prices to incentivize wholesale consumers to take the surplus electricity off the grid and avoid overloading the system. This situation occurred due to an area of high pressure dominating across much of central and north-west Europe, providing lots of solar power generation across the area. Meanwhile, Finland experienced an oversupply of hydroelectric power resulting from excessive springtime meltwater which in turn led to negative prices here as well.
High pressure will remain positioned over the British Isles through the rest of this week and most of next week, leading to predominantly dry and settled conditions across much of the UK, central and northern Europe. Plenty of sunshine is expected, potentially leading to further opportunities for low or negative prices during the daylight hours. Spring-time school holidays including half-term in the UK and Whitsuntide in Germany have pushed many families to take their kids closer to the Mediterranean to enjoy some warmth and the seaside. However, areas of low pressure will drive the development of showers and some thunderstorms across popular European resorts, some of these heavy with the risk of frequent lightning and surface flooding.
Over in the western Pacific, Typhoon Mawar has reduced in strength to a category 3 typhoon. Now situated south-east of Taiwan in the Philippine Sea, Mawar’s current projections forecast the typhoon to continue to degrade while veering to the north-east before dissipating by the weekend. While unlikely, the greatest forecast error suggests Mawar could skim the north-east of Taiwan, bringing blustery conditions to the island.
2023-05-29 04:08:59
Article from www.theguardian.com
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