>covering 100% of electricity demand for 5 hours on October, 7 2022<p><a href="https://euenergy.live/country.php?a2=GR" rel="nofollow">https://euenergy.live/country.php?a2=GR</a><p>230 Euro/MWh, one of the most expensive in whole EU. For comparison it was windy that week. Norway, Sweden and Finland had almost free electricity<p><a href="https://euenergy.live/country.php?a2=SE1" rel="nofollow">https://euenergy.live/country.php?a2=SE1</a><p>7 Euro/MWh
For five hours out of the eight thousand seven hundred and sixty in a year ;-)<p>I'm in favor of harnessing all available sources of energy, including renewables; I hope that energy storage technology continues to improve.
And what's gonna happen when the sun won't shine?<p>You think large powerplants that will need to be turned back on then can be turned on like a TV, with a press of a button?<p>Also: the energy comes from renewables, but the solar panels themselves are certainly not.