Featured in Down to the wires 06-2024

Greece: Is it time for behind-the-meter storage?

The waste of excess solar electricity is a rising problem across Greece. Policymakers and grid operators are considering a range of strategies to find a workable solution.

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Ilias Tsagas

10 Jun 2024

The Association of Solar Producers in Greece has called for policy that works for consumers, not suppliers, suggesting that behind-the-meter batteries could be better utilized. | Photo: Vinaykumar8687

In 2023, Greece curtailed around 228 GWh of clean power. From January to April 2024, around 325 GWh was curtailed – 4% of the nation’s clean electricity. That figure could hit 15% in 2030, said Pantelis Biskas, professor in the department of electrical and computing engineering at Greece’s Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was speaking at the …

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