“‘When wind speeds are really low, you have no renewable generation, lots of demand and the system becomes really tight… we need more gas.’”
Arnue Tan, BNEF European Power Team · Switched On · Europe's Power Markets Face a New Balancing Act
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What was described
Described the “dunkelpflouter” scenario where low wind, high demand, and limited renewable output force reliance on gas, tightening the market
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