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Falling electricity consumption in #coronavirus / #Covid_19 times gives cheaper electricity for British consumers.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/05/thousands-to-be-paid-for-daytime-green-electricity-use-during-lockdown

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Thousands to be paid for daytime green electricity use during lockdown

Fall in energy use combined with bright, breezy weather leads to first for negativity electricity prices

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/05/thousands-to-be-paid-for-daytime-green-electricity-use-during-lockdown

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But it also means worse economy in existing interconnections to France (2GW), Netherlands (1GW), Northern Ireland (500MW), Republic of Ireland (500MW).

With more #renewableenergy this is the situation the new links will experience more often.

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Concrete the economy is jeopardised in future links:

NSN to Norway 1.4GW (2020)
FAB Linkto France1.4GW (2022)
IFA2to France1GW (2020)
#VikingLink to Denmark1.4GW (2022)
#Greenlink to Ireland 500MW (2021)

I hate to say i told you so: https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/portalfiles/portal/275147326/20180508_Viking_Link_Svar.pdf">https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/portal...