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Three unlucky people in Wyoming without power :/
by thunkingdeep 2y ago
Three unlucky people in Wyoming without power :/
- alsoforgotmypwd 2y agoCustomers, not people. Could be residential or commercial. Could even be low priority, unoccupied customers in the middle of nowhere. The advances since the adoption of smart meters is grid operators know exactly who is using how much power and who is out in near-real time as the cellular modems (assuming there is cell service in the vicinity) tells them right away when there's a problem. I'm curious if large customers have satellite to cell nanocell access points to keep in touch with remote sites and for their critical vendors, like electricity utilities, to also gain access where there isn't ordinarily cell service.
- thunkingdeep 2y agoOh so three customers could be thousands of people if it was a factory that was closed or something like that. It makes sense to prioritize repairing the biggest dollar signs first, I suppose.
- bombcar 2y agoOr it could literally be three houses - depends on how accurate the reporting is when there’s a minor fault. I’ve seen a wire melt which took out three houses - not sure if it ever appeared in state-wide data.