In order to prevent a large-scale power outage due to an excessive increase in the amount of power generated by solar power, the Hokkaido Electric Power Network has announced that solar and wind power generation companies will temporarily stop power generation on the 8th. Was announced.
So far, it has been done in the jurisdiction of Kyushu Electric Power and Tohoku Electric Power, but it is the first time in Hokkaido.
According to the Hokkaido Electric Power Network, which is a subsidiary of Hokkaido Electric Power Company, which handles the power transmission and distribution business, the amount of solar power generation increased over a wide area in Hokkaido on the 8th, while the power demand of companies remained at a low level during the long holidays. I did.
If the amount of electricity generated and consumed is not always matched, the frequency may be disturbed and a large-scale power outage may occur.
For this reason, the Hokkaido Electric Power Network, Inc. announced on the 8th that it was the first in Hokkaido to implement "output control" to temporarily stop power generation for solar and wind power generation companies.
The time zone was one and a half hours from midnight to 2:00 pm, with a maximum of 190,000 kW.
Output control for renewable energy companies has been carried out within the jurisdiction of Kyushu Electric Power, and has also been carried out one after another within the jurisdiction of Shikoku, Tohoku, and Chugoku Electric Power.
"Output control" is a waste of electric power and leads to a decrease in profits for power generation companies, so it is an issue in promoting the introduction of renewable energy.