by morsch on 2/20/2021, 6:52:13 PM
by Havoc on 2/20/2021, 5:10:27 PM
This does seem to demonstrate some limits of the market approach to critical infrastructure.
by ipsocannibal on 2/20/2021, 9:03:28 PM
Related article with a good discussion on capacity versus delivery pricing in the Texas energy market.
by neonate on 2/21/2021, 4:55:10 AM
Below 59 and the state’s electrical system would face cascading blackouts that would take weeks or months to restore.
Is the tolerance really this small? Afaict, in Germany this point is only reached at a -2.5 Hz deviation from the regular 50 Hz. At the -1 Hz point noted in the article, we start dropping large commercial loads from the grid. IANAEE.