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Notes by Martien Visser | export

 Contributions of solar and wind to the Dutch power consumption,  plus the hourly day-ahead power prices. You may observe a clear pricing pattern.
Solar + Wind can be above 100% of Dutch demand due to net exports from the Netherlands to neighbouring countries.

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 Until now, this year, the Netherlands has had 536 hours* (6,6%) with solar & wind production >100% of the national electricity demand**. The average electricity price (day-ahead) during these hours was €10/MWh.

*This includes 109 hours of solar PV only providing >100% of national demand.

**More than 100% is possible because during these hours, the Netherlands exported large amounts of power to its neighbours; even up to 50% of national demand.

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 The Netherlands got this year, on average, 44% of all its electricity from solar and wind. It is planned that this will double until 2030. 
Although, in general, solar and wind match each other in Northwest-Europe, there are significant (daily) differences in the amount of electricity production as well.

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 In just 6 years, the Dutch power mix has changed significantly. This is due to huge subsidy schemes (SDE) for in particular solar and wind investers and due to a very attractive system for households ('salderen' in combination with a high tax on electricity).
In the next 6 years, the contribution of solar and wind is expected to double.

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