L R AS Published on Monday 15 May 2023 - n° 445 - Categories:Germany
The 1st week of May: a successful period for PV in Germany
In the first week of May, photovoltaic systems installed in Germany made a greater contribution to net electricity production. They injected a total of 1,744 GWh of solar energy into the grid, and thus had a share of
23,6 %. More specifically, on 4 May, photovoltaic systems in Germany fed more than 40 GW of electricity into the grid for the first time.
This 23.6% share puts photovoltaics ahead of lignite, which contributed 19.9%, and ahead of onshore wind power with 19.1%. Overall, in the first few days of May, renewable energies accounted for 66.8% of net public electricity production.
The high contribution from photovoltaics and wind power has helped to drive down the retail price of electricity. On Sunday afternoon, the price of electricity on the spot market even moved into slightly negative territory. The intraday price peaked at €163 per MWh on 3 May at 8 p.m. The following day's record PV injection saw the price fall to €43 per MWh.
PV Magazine, 8 May 2023
Editor's note This brings us back to the production "records" of ten years ago and the periods of negative prices on the energy market!
At the same time, Germany has managed to achieve a PV production level of 40 GW, a renewable energy production corresponding to 2/3 of public energy production, and to reduce the cost of electricity to €43 per MWh, i.e. close to zero.
No mention is made of the shutdown of fossil fuel power stations to make way for renewable energy injections, and the problems that this intermittent nature causes for the energy production system.
