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> Accidents in other energy sources don't render 1,000 square miles of land uninhabitable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis https://en.wik
by chickenbig 2y ago
> Accidents in other energy sources don't render 1,000 square miles of land uninhabitable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis
The grid came within minutes of overloading and shutting down completely, which would have required a slow and costly black start.
That would have rendered 268,596 square miles uninhabitable, at least for several weeks plus recovery time.
How about https://www.ferc.gov/media/winter-storm-elliott-report-inquiry-bulk-power-system-operations-during-december-2022 https://www.ferc.gov/media/winter-storm-elliott-report-inqui... ?