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Re: Electricity usage site

From Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address>
Newsgroups aus.electronics
Subject Re: Electricity usage site
Date 2017-02-17 20:09 +1100
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> So what does it mean when, like last night around 2am in NSW the prices
> become negative. Do you get paid for using electricity?

Not so unreasonable. It goes negative because it costs a lot to reduce 
the output of a coal-fired power station, and those stations can be only 
run at full output if the grid will accept it. Consequently such 
stations are willing to pay for the privilege of continuing to deliver 
power.

Sylvia.

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Electricity usage site Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-02-10 21:15 -0800
  Re: Electricity usage site Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-02-11 17:39 +1100
    Re: Electricity usage site Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-02-10 23:16 -0800
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    Re: Electricity usage site Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-02-12 02:20 +0000
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    Re: Electricity usage site Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2017-02-12 03:18 -0800
    Re: Electricity usage site Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2017-02-17 20:09 +1100
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