{"id":2053,"date":"2026-04-23T10:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wow2000.com\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2026-05-08T22:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:24:17","slug":"solaire-gratuit-espagne-portugal-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wow2000.com\/en\/solaire-gratuit-espagne-portugal-2026\/2053\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain and Portugal: When Solar Power Is Free on Certain Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/wow2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hsvginhsvginhsvg-1024x559.png\" alt=\"Solar Overproduction in Spain and Portugal: Negative Prices in 2026\" class=\"wp-image-2054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wow2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hsvginhsvginhsvg-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/wow2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hsvginhsvginhsvg-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/wow2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hsvginhsvginhsvg-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/wow2000.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hsvginhsvginhsvg.png 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-justify has-text-align-justify\">A fascinating phenomenon is taking place in Europe in 2026. In some countries, solar power generates so much energy that electricity literally becomes free\u2014or even costs less than nothing. This is the case in Spain and Portugal. These two countries are thus undergoing a true energy revolution from which the rest of the world can learn valuable lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>What is a negative electricity price?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a phenomenon that occurs when energy production far exceeds consumption. Electricity producers no longer know what to do with their surplus\u2014so they\u2019re willing to pay consumers to absorb it. In other words, electricity is so abundant that it has no market value at that precise moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Record figures in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a report published on April 20, 2026, in PV Magazine, based on data from the analysis firm Montel, Spain recorded 397 hours of negative prices between January and March 2026\u2014a figure well above the 48 hours recorded during the same period in 2015. Portugal recorded 222 hours of negative prices during the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why are Spain and Portugal particularly affected?<\/strong> Both of these countries have invested heavily in renewable energy in recent years. Spain, in particular, has developed massive solar farms in its sunniest regions\u2014Andalusia, Extremadura, and Castile. As a result, on certain spring days with plenty of sunshine and low demand, solar power plants generate far more electricity than the country can consume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>What does this teach us about Gabon?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This European phenomenon illustrates a fundamental truth: <strong>Solar energy is an abundant source of energy when given the means to expand.<\/strong> Gabon, with its tropical sunshine\u2014which far exceeds that of Spain\u2014has even greater potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference is that Gabon does not yet have a surplus problem\u2014on the contrary, millions of Gabonese still lack reliable electricity. That is exactly why every installation <a href=\"https:\/\/wow2000.com\/en\/\">WOW2000<\/a> account. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/wow2000.com\/en\/\"><strong>solar panels<\/strong><\/a> enable every Gabonese family and business to generate its own energy\u2014clean, free, and inexhaustible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Battery storage: the key to preventing waste.<\/strong> In Spain, excess energy is often wasted due to a lack of sufficient storage capacity. That is why WOW2000 always recommends pairing your panels with a <a href=\"https:\/\/wow2000.com\/en\/products\/stockage\/\"><strong>lithium battery<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 to store every watt generated and use it when you need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you like to join the solar revolution in Gabon? Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/wow2000.com\/en\/\">WOW2000<\/a> via the WhatsApp button on our website or come see us at <strong>Port Owendo, a hub and home for sailors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Source: PV Magazine, April 20, 2026<\/em> <em>Link to the original article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2026\/04\/20\/negative-power-prices-all-time-high-on-the-iberian-peninsula-in-q1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2026\/04\/20\/negative-power-prices-all-time-high-on-the-iberian-peninsula-in-q1\/<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne fascinant se produit en Europe en 2026. Dans certains pays, le solaire produit tellement d&rsquo;\u00e9nergie que l&rsquo;\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 devient litt\u00e9ralement gratuite \u2014 voire \u00e0 prix n\u00e9gatif. C&rsquo;est le cas de l&rsquo;Espagne et du Portugal. Ces deux pays vivent donc une v\u00e9ritable r\u00e9volution \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique dont le reste du monde peut tirer des le\u00e7ons pr\u00e9cieuses. 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