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> I don't remember the details, but i think it was in Sweden. What about the cases where increased connectivity has prevented blackouts due to increased respon
by _pmf_ 10y ago
> I don't remember the details, but i think it was in Sweden.
What about the cases where increased connectivity has prevented blackouts due to increased response time (of which there are probably on the order of 10000 more)?
- igk 10y agoStrong assumption. It's basically selling tiger rocks claiming "but think of all the bad things which DIDN'T happen" without some data that at least hints at the prevention. If you don't have connectivity, you can still prevent blackouts the same or almost the same level. You just need more redundancy in the system, which drives up costs. I actually checked, it was finland and put simplified due to a heating pump continually restarting because it thought there was an error, since its sensors couldn't communicate. If you don't have connectivity, then that heating pump would need a human to regulate it, which leads to higher latency and less efficiency.