<![CDATA[the netherlands is producing so absurdly much solar power this year, even though it's still only april]]>the netherlands is producing so absurdly much solar power this year, even though it's still only april

source: https://energieopwek.nl

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so that means from 9:00 to 18:30 ish, the entire country's electrical usage is met purely by solar panels alone, with gigawatts spare during the peaks.

We need batteries, badly. I really wish they would use them more effectively, because as it stands today it seems like they consider it extra load instead of alleviating the load.

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