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Trigger suspected to be one substation https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/power-generation-loss-spains-blackout-started-granada-badajoz-seville-2025-05-14/
by Moldoteck 1y ago
Trigger suspected to be one substation https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/power-generation-loss-spains-blackout-started-granada-badajoz-seville-2025-05-14/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/power-generation-los...
The blackout itself is suspected to be amplified by ren https://montelnews.com/de/news/96607ac1-dd73-4c23-bb47-a7c2ad1a711e/spaniens-hertzinfarkt-warum-gingen-die-lichter-aus-2 https://montelnews.com/de/news/96607ac1-dd73-4c23-bb47-a7c2a... "Die Experten betonen, dass erneuerbare Anlagen das Problem nicht nur nicht abfedern konnten, sondern möglicherweise verstärkt haben."
- Moldoteck 1y agoAnd RE is running the grid in "strengthened mode". There were no comments about what this means, but looking at the data, gas+nuclear are modulated less vs usual, regardless of ren generation https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/ES/72h/hourly https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/ES/72h/hourly
- Moldoteck 1y agoand here's the link about more gas firming https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/spain-boosts-costlier-gas-power-to-secure-grid-after-blackout https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/spain-boo...