Solar Age’s First Eclipse Passes With Brief Surge in Power Price
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Power prices in Germany fluttered as the first eclipse of the emerging solar age passed and utility operators worked overtime to keep the grid supplied.
The moon blocked about 80 percent of the sun’s light across Europe from about 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. London time Friday. That briefly switched off and then on again thousands of panels that on the brightest days fuel 40 percent of Germany’s power.