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Thanks very much for your reply! And it is very interesting to learn that the power plants receive a fixed fee in addition to the price they agree to sell for. I guess if the price went sufficiently negative, to the extent that it outweighed the fixed fee, then the power plant would have a...

Hi all, sorry in advance if this is a dumb question, I am not an electrical engineer but find the topic fascinating! My question is: Occasionally powerplants sell electricity for a negative price due to excess supply, such as in Germany...