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Why doesn’t the power producer just disconnect the generator from the grid? A turbine spinning isn’t a problem in and of itself. I don’t disagree with you in t
by runeks 9y ago
Why doesn’t the power producer just disconnect the generator from the grid? A turbine spinning isn’t a problem in and of itself.
I don’t disagree with you in theory, but in practice I don’t believe that it’s cheaper to send out power over the grid, and pay people to consume it, than it is to just not produce it in the first place.
- marcosdumay 9y agoThe spinning energy MUST be consumed. Otherwise the turbine will accelerate until it breaks, what may take a block away from some city. Powering down generators take some time, and powering them back up costs quite a bit (both vary widely from one tech to another). For short durations it is just cheaper to pay somebody to take the energy.