France lowers renewable curtailment threshold to 1 MW to manage negative prices

France will expand its ability to remotely shut down solar and wind plants during periods of negative electricity prices, lowering the capacity threshold from 10 MW to 1 MW starting December 2026 in response to grid oversupply.

First covered Aug 10, 2026 · 12:35 AM PT · 1 article

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4h PV Magazine France expands renewable curtailment mechanism amid negative prices, lowers threshold to 1 MW — France will expand its renewable curtailment mechanism to more solar and wind installations, lowering the capacity threshold from 10 MW to 1 MW in two stages…

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