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Rooftop solar 'cannibalising' power prices as Australian generators pay to stay online - ABC News

www.abc.net.au Generators pay to stay on as dominant rooftop solar 'cannibalises' electricity prices

The rise of rooftop solar in Australia shows no signs of slowing, bringing cheap, clean power. But the technology is also reshaping the power system in some surprising ways.

Generators pay to stay on as dominant rooftop solar 'cannibalises' electricity prices
  • Wholesale power prices are increasingly turning negative at times of high solar output
  • Observers say rooftop solar is "cannibalising" electricity prices and hitting large-scale solar hard
  • There are calls for storage and greater daytime demand to help soak up solar production
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