"Spillage, or #curtailment, is an expected and efficient feature of #RenewableEnergy systems.
For example, we don’t build additional highway lanes to accommodate traffic for the busiest hour on an Easter weekend.
Coal generators prefer to continue to generate, even at negative prices, rather than completely shut down [which is even more costly. So] renewable energy is spilled, rather than coal shutdown. We actually have a glut of coal, rather than renewables."
https://theconversation.com/should-we-worry-about-wasting-renewable-energy-heres-why-spilling-excess-power-is-expected-and-efficient-229489
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