Shutting off green and cheap renewable energy is a counterintuitive practice that has been widely discussed and usually criticized in the past. We will use this blog to shed light on the business logic of economic renewable curtailment in order to structure the logic behind a debate that has been the cause of torn out hairs in many companies including our own.
Confessions of an Energy Trader
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About the confessor
The German government plans to introduce a price cap (essentially a tax) for energy producers. This will likely lead to the curtailment of valuable green energy production at times of positive prices (worst case). Best case it will introduce a minimum price floor in markets exactly at the level of the marginal tax rate.
About the confessor
Masters of camouflage
This Blog is written by the FLEXPOWER collective. We are traders and engineers sharing our perspectives on the energy market. While we may show you some neat analysis and correct grammar here and there, we will treat this mainly as a quick&dirty view of the facts as we see them. We have no claim to final truths but want to throw you some interesting facts and opinions to start a discussion. Feel free to engage and be controversial. However, please: keep calm and civil. It's only words.
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