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    EAC has disconnected exactly 6 households from photovoltaics, so that their grid is not overloaded
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    EAC has disconnected exactly 6 households from photovoltaics, so that their grid is not overloaded


    Source: https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/more-frequent-disconnections-of-household-photovoltaic-systems/

    It sounds absolutely insane that EAC would disconnect 6 household photovoltaics, so that their 1480MWe grid is not overloaded. 6 households would amount to a mere 24kW, which is absolutely nothing. This looks more like something fishy is going on, like disconnecting customers they don’t like. This newly found power for EAC arised from 2023 regulations on the operation of their ripple control system. Renewable energy generation from household PV systems is no longer protected.

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    Posted by Christosconst

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    10 Comments

    1. Used_Asparagus7572 on

      That’s the reality of Photovoltaics. Practical Engineering has a good recent video about them. Overloading the grid may fry some critical infrastructure.

    2. Klaster_1 on

      After reading more about how grids integrate with photovoltaics, I suspect that the actions mentioned in the article make sense from a technical point of view. What the article doesn’t explain are exact reasons. At least for me, I’d be more hesitant to blame EAC for incompetence if they communicated in more technical detail and ELI5ed for less tech savvy folks, educating everyone.

    3. oliveBadger on

      is this a good reason for people to invest in battery systems? at the very least you can store and use some of the energy produced

    4. halareous on

      >6 households would amount to a mere 24kW, which is absolutely nothing

      Looking at total grid generation makes no sense, since overloads are entirely locational. A small distribution branch with 100kw of capacity can overload with the slightest increase in injection, no matter what the total system generation is.

    6. just_a_random_guy_11 on

      Tesla and others offer batteries that can power small cities. Yet we rather waste energy and money instead of investing it.

    7. BleachedPumpkin72 on

      Tell me that you don’t understand how electrical grids work and are balanced without telling me that you don’t understand that.

    8. amarao_san on

      I start to wonder if I want to install vertical solars. Be out of crowd with generation (e.g. to generate at sunset and sunrise) may worth dropped efficiency in mid-day (when they disconnect anyway).

    9. wafermodule on

      The grid itself needs an update and investment in storage, things will change once Cyprus is connected to other countries.

    10. kritsku on

      Absurd situation. The article creates more questions that it answers though. What does “disconnected” mean? Is that for a day? A week? A year? Forever? How common is this practice elsewhere? Why doesn’t EAC disconnect the random photovoltaic farms in fields outside cities, instead of households? Do the households still get charged from EAC as if they were connected during the time they were disconnected?

      Does anyone have first hand knowledge about household batteries that pair with photovoltaics? I’m interested in hearing more regarding cost, physical dimensions, limitations, lifespan, and if current laws allow the installation of batteries.