Fact Sheets 2025
Wind and Solar Energy Curtailment
Curtailment of wind and solar sometimes occurs in surplus periods when electricity demand is low or when network capacity is congested. Curtailing wind and solar is not necessarily a bad thing as it may enable larger shares of renewables through making them flexible. Although a moderate amount of curtailed energy can be tolerated, huge amounts of wasted energy from near-zero operating cost renewable energy sources would be inefficient and unprofitable.
