SPP to rely on demand response to help bridge shrinking power supplies: CEO Nickell

SPP to rely on demand response to help bridge shrinking power supplies: CEO Nickell

“Excess generating capacity is dwindling, and it's dwindling to a point where it's becoming dangerous,” the Southwest Power Pool’s Lanny Nickell said Thursday.

Grid operator Elia warns of solar power surplus already in spring

Belgian high-voltage grid operator Elia has on Friday called on the market to be vigilant about solar power surplus. Last year, it launched this...

High-voltage grid operator Elia calls on the market on Friday to be vigilant in connection with the overproduction of solar energy. While that warning was issued last year at the beginning of summer in June, this year it is already happening in April. "Elia is now also seeing challenges in the spring, when there would be unexpectedly a lot of sun and little consumption," it says.

11:48 With the arrival of more and more solar panels, there is a risk of an oversupply of electricity on the grid at times in the coming months, grid operator Elia warns. In extreme cases, solar parks can...