German Regional Grid Asks Users to Save Power to Balance Network
- Operator requested two-hour reduction in consumption
- Company sought imports from other countries to balance network
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A grid operator in southwest Germany asked users to reduce electricity demand on Friday to help balance the network.
TransnetBW GmBH posted an orange alert on its app asking consumers to save electricity starting at 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. local time. The operator also requested power imports to increase supplies and offset a bottleneck created by large volumes of wind generation trying to access the grid in the north.