Snow dump is fast charging Europe’s biggest battery
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Operators of the huge dams in Norway pull the levers that drive much of the power market in northern Europe. They have the ability like no one else to direct supplies by holding back—or opening the floodgates when the power is needed and the price is right. The electricity is free from carbon emissions but as dependable as a traditional fossil-fuel plant.
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