Eclipse Tests European Power Grid Flooded by Solar Farms
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The first major eclipse of the emerging solar age will place unprecedented strain on electricity grids as panels switch off and then on again.
The moon will cross in front of the sun on Friday, blocking about 80 percent of its light across Europe from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. London time. In Germany, the eclipse will briefly turn off thousands of panels, which provide about 40 percent of the nation’s power on the most sunny days.