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It's blackouts that Sweden is dangerously close to, because the majority of power is consumed in the south but it's produced in the north. There's not only a p
by tmikaeld 5y ago
It's blackouts that Sweden is dangerously close to, because the majority of power is consumed in the south but it's produced in the north.
There's not only a production issue, but also a transport issue.
- cormacrelf 5y agoYeah. Everyone's got the same problems; practically nobody has invested enough in transmission. (I'm hoping someone sees this and corrects me, I'd love to see a good example.) Good luck up there.
- magicalhippo 5y agoWe have a similar issue in Norway. There's currently a huge difference in prices between north and south of Norway due to limited transport capability. It's been over 10x at times this winter[1], though on average "just" 3-4x. In addition the water reserves for our hydro, which is like over 90% of our power generation, is quite low... [1]: https://www.nordpoolgroup.com/Market-data1/Dayahead/Area-Prices/NO/Hourly/?view=table https://www.nordpoolgroup.com/Market-data1/Dayahead/Area-Pri... (December 21, Oslo vs Tromsø)
- fulafel 5y agoWhat is preventing fixes to transmission, isn't it straightforward engineering with predictable construction times that can be planned well in advance?
- tmikaeld 5y agoIt is very much fixable, but the Swedish ruling party don't want to do the recommended upgrades, even though they themselves commissioned the investigations into the infrastructure..