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    Germany had so much renewable energy on Sunday that it had to pay people to use electricity

    Germany had so much renewable energy on Sunday that it had to pay people to use electricity

    On Sunday, May 8, Germany hit a new high in renewable energy generation. Thanks to a sunny and windy day, at one point around 1pm the country’s solar, wind, hydro and biomass plants were supplying about 55 GW of the 63 GW being consumed, or 87%. Power prices actually went negative for several hours, …