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Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026

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Re: Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026

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Post by sajithdilshan »

toasty228 wrote: post #190
sajithdilshan wrote: post #155

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I know we're on a vibecoder shitposting forum but come on.... this "opinion" isn't even worthy of sharing to your friends after one too many helles. That's the kind of shit my grandpa would say after drinking too much at dinner. It's a serious topic, nobody cares you liked it when it was 30c in Berlin while the rest of the country is either in "extreme" or "very serious" drought

It is worth of sharing. You don’t get to dictate what opinion is worthy of sharing or not. Since when it became a crime to say summer is nice and I’m enjoying it. Sure, you don’t have to like it, but we’re still living in a world with freedom of speech and expression. You don’t like it, then move on.

Nobody cares about your grandpa and dumb comment as well and a drought, people still enjoy the warm sunny weather and having a wonderful summer

Re: Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026

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Post by sajithdilshan »

inigyou wrote: post #196
mitthrowaway2 wrote: post #58

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I don't think any opinions should be criminal, but some deserve downvotes.

In Germany there are criminal opinions, mostly about Jews and Nazis.

True, but get off free if you’re supporting a genocide, but can go to jail for telling a politician is dumb

Re: Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026

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Post by macbr »

ricardobayes wrote: post #134
ajmurmann wrote: post #42

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I think the biggest impact for Germany is gonna be economical from shipping. Much of Germany's industry is along the Rhine and they get their raw materials via barge on the Rhine. The Rhine is already close to all time low which reduces capacity and increases cost. Usually low water happens between August and November. It was already close to record low in July! I wouldn't be surprised if shipping will have to stop e…

Yes, although it's nowhere near as bad as the Danube, whose level sits at currently -93cm [0] - a record low which meant the nation's nuclear reactors had to be scaled back to just a single turbine and was only a few centimeters away from having to completely shut down as the intakes for the cooling pump sit at a certain level - this water level was apparently mentioned as a 1 per 100.000 year event in the risk manag…

Note that even before it's been running at down to 10% of capacity due to the draught.

Re: Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026

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Post by inigyou »

sajithdilshan wrote: post #202
inigyou wrote: post #196

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In Germany there are criminal opinions, mostly about Jews and Nazis.

True, but get off free if you’re supporting a genocide, but can go to jail for telling a politician is dumb

As long as you support the correct genocide.

Re: Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026

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Post by Hendrikto »

andruby wrote: post #159
Hendrikto wrote: post #93

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Even way less than that. 1000W solar panels + 800W micro inverter can be bought for roughly 250€ right now.

Has it become that cheap? Do you have a link?

Yeah, it is incredible: https://www.netto-online.de/balkonkraftwerk-1000w-800w-solar...

For those not speaking German: Base price (incl. tax) for the bundle is 210€, plus 60€ shipping, minus 30€ sale, so 240€ for a complete set, including tax and delivery.

Re: Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026

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Post by woodpanel »

uecker wrote: post #168
woodpanel wrote: post #133

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Exactly. I'm starting to wonder how much higher our neighbors' prices are thanks to our excessive excess-energy emergency-dumping during green-energy peaks. How much of that "EU average" is "Germany as a cost externality for its neighbouring energy grids"?

How does "emergency-dumping" create cost to neighbors? But what you miss is that most of the EU now has a lot of renewables.

dude. you need infrastructure to have your grid deal with the sudden spikes and sudden drops for it to not go up in flames. why do you think those German excess energy dumps regulary end up having negative prices? Because Germany at some point willingly pays its neighbors for not having its own grid black out.

Re: Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026

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Post by sajithdilshan »

inigyou wrote: post #204
sajithdilshan wrote: post #202

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True, but get off free if you’re supporting a genocide, but can go to jail for telling a politician is dumb

As long as you support the correct genocide.

There is no such thing as correct genocide

Re: Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026

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Post by uecker »

woodpanel wrote: post #206
uecker wrote: post #168

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How does "emergency-dumping" create cost to neighbors? But what you miss is that most of the EU now has a lot of renewables.

dude. you need infrastructure to have your grid deal with the sudden spikes and sudden drops for it to not go up in flames. why do you think those German excess energy dumps regulary end up having negative prices? Because Germany at some point willingly pays its neighbors for not having its own grid black out.

Your understanding of this is poor. First, the same is true with neighbors putting renewables on the grid, it is not just Germany having renewables anymore. But the issue is not that the "grid goes up in flames". In Germany it is mostly that renewables have priority, so are not turned off. This is also not really bad, because it encourages investments into storage.

Re: Germany Records Historic 12B KWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026

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Post by eigenspace »

woodpanel wrote: post #206
uecker wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How does "emergency-dumping" create cost to neighbors? But what you miss is that most of the EU now has a lot of renewables.

dude. you need infrastructure to have your grid deal with the sudden spikes and sudden drops for it to not go up in flames. why do you think those German excess energy dumps regulary end up having negative prices? Because Germany at some point willingly pays its neighbors for not having its own grid black out.

Germany has the ability to curtail renewables when there's no buyers available for it. They offer low or even negative prices though specifically because it's better for just about everyone than production curtailment.

If Germany's neighbours don't want to buy cheap or negatively priced electricity, they don't have to.

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