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Over the Easter weekend, power demand in Germany fell from a normal workday peak of around 60 GW down to around 45 GW during the day – but closer to 30 GW at night. With wind power production exceeding 20 gigawatts and solar also kicking in at above 10 gigawatts on Easter Sunday, conventional power generation was pushed dangerously low for a full 15 hours last Sunday.
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