It's not obscene it's economics - supply and demand.

In power grid dominated by solar production the value of MWh of electricity is highest at night (because the supply from solar is zero), the value MWh of electricity is lowest at noon (because the supply from solar is maximal). So the residential grid-tied PV system is supplying power when the value of electricity is low and consuming power when the value of electricity is high.

Better solution than fix rates are digital smart meters which calculate using variable rates from electricity market.

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developerDan 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes it’s economics, but that doesn’t exempt it from being “obscene” if that is how one sees it.

	▲	leonidasrup an hour ago \| parent [-]
		One could also argue that negative electricity prices at noon are "obscene". It doesn't make economic sense to push for more solar in a grid dominated by solar without additional investments into electricity storage and these investments have to be paid by someone. Rollout of digital smart meters for households makes sense, so that people can make use of cheap electricity at noon. Large customers of electricity already now buy electricity either on electricity market at variable raters or have specific long-term contracts with electricity suppliers.