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elibentoday at 2:34 PM1 replyview on HN

During certain hours of the day in California, electricity is essentially free due to solar overproduction, which sometimes causes negative wholesale prices.


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cjtoday at 2:38 PM

I've never quite understood negative electric/gas/oil prices.

Are you literally paid for agreeing to receive the energy?

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