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I agree there are other things that can go wrong, but the "two contracted gas turbine black start sources didn't work" problem does still seem like something th
by jefftk 4y ago
I agree there are other things that can go wrong, but the "two contracted gas turbine black start sources didn't work" problem does still seem like something that probably could have been avoided with regular testing?
- bombcar 4y agoYeah, we certainly should be doing as much as we can, but it seems time and time again we keep finding things to fix only when it's actually forced to test. It's the same reason that datacenters don't just run the generators every month, but actually switch over to generator power and disconnect from the grid to verify it works (and if it doesn't, hopefully the batteries last long enough to get back to the grid!).
- slv77 4y agoAnd then during an actual outage you find out that generator conks out 15 minutes after startup because the fuel filters are clogged. Between tests enough fuel would have leaked through the clogged filters to create a 15 minute revisor but during an actual outage the filters can’t keep up.