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Premiums for shutting down due to excess PV power

Danube water often flows unused through the Ottensheim-Wilhering power plant.(Bild: fotokerschi.at)

In summer, the photovoltaic surplus often stopped the turbines of the hydropower plants in Upper Austria. Nevertheless, Verbund receives money for energy that is not produced. Unfortunately, not every producer gets money for switching off. The future lies in powerful energy storage systems.

There was already plenty of solar power in Upper Austria this summer - in July alone, the 70,000 PV systems produced an incredible 275.5 million kilowatt hours. This would require the Danube power plant in Ottensheim to run at full load for 60 days.