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12 Oct 20265 min read

Europe's grids have room for 71 GW of flexible load

We applied Duke University's load-growth method to nine years of hourly load in 18 European markets. With 1% of its energy curtailed, about 71 GW of new load fits on today's grids. The contracts to use it are now in EU law, in force in Germany and the Netherlands, and live in Texas.

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New load that fits, GW

71 GWat 1% curtailmentnew load on existing grids, 18 markets

≈408 ha yearwith some curtailment, at 1%

91%of those hoursthe grid still carries over half

5 Oct 20265 min read

11% less power, 6% more on the bill: Cyprus in September

Cyprus used 11% less electricity in September, yet the fuel adjustment pushed the island's bill up. We break down what moved demand, generation and …

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Europe's grids have room for 71 GW of flexible load

11% less power, 6% more on the bill: Cyprus in September

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