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I think that's a problem everywhere in Europe. We build wind and we build solar, but we don't build storage systems to go with them.


A few additions:

As long as there is enough production capacity (using fossil fuels), it isn't a serious problem, even though not ideal.

Storage systems are economically viable only if there is a high price difference, especially when you have to pay twice the network fee (recently temporarily dropped in Germany).

CO2 pricing will increase the price difference with time (renewable energy stays cheap and fossil backups will be more expensive, making room on the market for businesses storing energy)




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