Network stability
Are there any power outages at Pentecost due to too much wind and sun?
The opposite of dark lulls are light bidies- with a lot of wind and sun power at the same time. It can then get tight in the power grid. Are there any threats at Pentecost?
Strom network operators expect a lot of wind and sun power this weekend, but see no danger to power failures due to network overload. “According to current forecasts, the feed-in from wind and solar energy will be at a very high level, especially on Sunday,” said the transmission system operator Amprion at the request of the German Press Agency dpa. But don’t expect a record feed -in. “We are currently assuming a controllable situation and that network stability can be guaranteed.”
Background: In order for the power grid to be stable, as much electricity must always be fed as it is used up. At Pentecost – as well as Easter – the electricity consumption in Germany is low because many factories stand still. However, there are more and more wind turbines and solar systems in Germany. While all wind turbines can be switched off when the network is impossible, this is not always the case with photovoltaic systems. Together with three other transmission network operators in Germany, Amprion is responsible for the overland lines and the stability of the entire electricity system.
Federal Network Agency sees no risk of power failures at Pentecost
The Federal Network Agency as the responsible authority also sees the Pentecost festival calmly. “In the current weather conditions and the expected electricity consumption, a threat to Pentecost with a high level of security can be excluded,” said the President of the Official President Klaus Müller when asked by DPA. The network operators have a variety of measures available to ensure safe network operation even with a so -called light breeze.
Light brings refer to sunny weather conditions where wind also blows. The opposite is the so-called dark low, i.e. weather conditions without any noteworthy sun and wind power production.
Network operator: solar power feed-in for network “challenging”
The high feed -in from photovoltaic systems is challenging for the power grid, AMPRION continues. The company cited the company an insufficient controllability of PV systems. The Federal Network Agency emphasized that the transfer system operators could use control and shutdown measures so that the surplus of solar power does not cause a frequency problem. In the current weather conditions, however, serious frequency problems are not to be expected over Pentecost.
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Source: Stern
