When solar power is spread, will it be compensated as much as electricity consumption?

Renewable energy including photovoltaic power generation is being viewed as a means to minimize the impact on global warming caused by coal-fired power generation. However, it attracts attention by claiming the possibility of creating a way for electricity consumers to be compensated if the solar power generation efficiency rises and is sufficiently distributed.

Recently, the cost of solar power generation has become increasingly cheaper, and it is predicted that it will be cheaper than moving a fossil fuel power plant in the 2030s. It is argued that the solar power generation efficiency speed is faster than other power generation methods, and it is expected to be able to procure daily electricity demand only from solar power within the next 10 years.

When trying to solve the power demand with solar power generation, the problem is that the amount of power generation decreases during times such as morning and evening when the sun corresponding to the panel decreases. In order to solve this problem, it is pointed out that solar power generation is undergoing new efficiency, and that the solar power generation will generate excessive amounts of power during the daytime when the sun is sufficient.

But what matters here is how the surplus power is consumed by solar power. The generated electricity cannot be properly left, so the generated electricity must be used in some form. For energy that is difficult to accumulate, power companies are looking for places to consume surplus power in one way or another.

In addition, in thermal power plants where the amount of power generation is relatively easy to adjust, the amount of time generation can be reduced, but nuclear power plants that are difficult to fine-tune the amount of power generation are already consuming surplus power in the form of two-hand power generation. Pumped-up power generation is a method of generating electricity using the power of water flowing from a high place to a low place, and power is returned by returning the water from a low place to a high place at night with remaining power, allowing water to flow from a high place to a low place during the day when power demand is high. . In other words, a pumped-up power plant acts like a storage battery and can be used in conjunction with a nuclear power plant.

It is pointed out that a method of paying money instead of consuming electricity instead of pumped power generation as a method of consuming surplus power due to solar power generation is pointed out. This is a measure that accelerates the discount on late-night electricity rates already being introduced by electric power companies, and there is a good chance that the reduced electricity rates will finally become zero and the electricity rates will be negative.

Even if the electricity bill is zero for a business operator who needs to consume the generated electricity, it is natural to make the electricity bill negative and pay the power consumer compensation if there is still surplus power. Also, it doesn’t matter if electricity bills are going to be negative and you can benefit from power generation during times that are not. In this case, the cost to be paid by the power consumer can be thought of as a kind of transmission system maintenance cost.

He also pointed out that if a system that can be compensated for as much as it consumes electricity is created, there is a possibility that groups that measure time and conduct large-scale businesses will emerge. Considering that equipment waiting time is long and just-in-time production is difficult, some argue that seawater desalination is suitable for the business.

Seawater desalination is known to have high energy costs. However, in situations where the more power is consumed, the more attractive it is to desalination of seawater. In addition, if 0.5 cents per 1 kWh is paid, expenses that require fresh water made with 1 kWh of electricity can be recovered if the cost can be sold at a certain price or lower. As a result, there may be a situation where the price of water becomes negative.

No matter how much solar power generation surplus power is a problem, it may be hard to believe that a situation where electricity bills become negative and water prices become negative will actually happen. However, many economists are explaining that strange things can happen in the field of economics, as many economists thought it was impossible for a negative ban to exist until it was introduced. Related information can be found here.