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Does anyone remember the 2003 blackout [0] that left 55 million people in 2 countries without power for up to 3 days? With a worldwide grid we could make one a
by BJones12 2y ago
Does anyone remember the 2003 blackout [0] that left 55 million people in 2 countries without power for up to 3 days?
With a worldwide grid we could make one a hundred times larger.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003
- michaelmior 2y agoThis not a necessary outcome of connected grids though. Technology has advanced a lot in the past two decades.
- ryao 2y agoHas it? https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/could-hackers-use-new-attack-to-take-down-european-power-grid/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/could-hackers-use-n...
- michaelmior 2y agoA hack was not the cause of the 2003 blackout.
- ryao 2y agoIt did not need to be. My pint was that upgrades being done by everyone did not eliminate all points of fragility.
- lxgr 2y ago“Connect” doesn’t have to mean “operate as a closely coupled synchronized grid”. Using HVDC (which is more efficient over long distances anyway), adjacent grids basically appear as just another power plant to yours (and some early HVDC connections literally consisted of a motor coupled to a generator!), and grids ought to be able to stomach the sudden outage of one.
- itishappy 2y agoWas a great time for stargazing, at least!
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