#217 Strompreisspitzen und Hitzewelle ✦ Podcast Klima und Kohle

Electricity price peaks of €747/MWh: During the June heatwave of 2026, evening electricity prices soared to an annual record high. During the day, solar energy kept prices down, but at sunset, high cooling demand met with limited supply, and expensive gas-fired power plants drove up the price. Using exchange and temperature data, I show why these peaks are occurring for the first time in summer, what the new "heatwave lull" means, and what role air conditioning, imports, and climate change play. Finally, I discuss potential solutions: storage, flexibility, and grid expansion. ... ✦ Chapter ✦ 00:00:00 Introduction: Record Price €747/MWh 00:04:39 Residual Load and Duck Curve 00:08:41 Merit Order and Solar Cliff 00:11:27 Start-up Costs and Real Scarcity 00:15:09 Air Conditioning and Cooling Load 00:19:25 Heat Makes Electricity Scarce 00:23:39 Electricity Imports and Secured Capacity 00:26:38 Price Spikes: The Analysis 00:29:09 Temperature, Price, and Heatwave 00:32:22 Climate Change and the Economy 00:38:16 Outlook: Storage and Flexibility 00:42:40 Conclusion Listen to the podcast episode on 🎧 ✦ Podigee: https://hteheesen.podigee.io ✦ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WvLZvT... ✦ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast... ✦ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.de/podcasts/923b...