Texas's system has had problems like this before. I think the applicable saying is "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
IMO, the most awesome aspect of this time of change in the power grid is the rising availability of options to go off grid. Solar + battery is near competitive now. If you factor in the true cost of grid failures, perhaps it is more than competitive.
We have the same issue in Florida. Here, hurricanes have taken out power to large regions for as long as a week at least t
When you can’t put underground lines above sea level (preferrably above mean high tide), you don’t end up magically improving availability, as time to repair is higher and failure rates are not dramatically lower.
If the poles and insulators can withstand the winds and other hazards it is actually a pretty good solution.
Hawaii has huge issues with underground circuits; average annual temperature and pests might be a part of the equation. Water salinity is also lower in Northern Europe, but not sure if that really has as much impact.
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Texas's system has had problems like this before. I think the applicable saying is "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
IMO, the most awesome aspect of this time of change in the power grid is the rising availability of options to go off grid. Solar + battery is near competitive now. If you factor in the true cost of grid failures, perhaps it is more than competitive.
We have the same issue in Florida. Here, hurricanes have taken out power to large regions for as long as a week at least t
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When you can’t put underground lines above sea level (preferrably above mean high tide), you don’t end up magically improving availability, as time to repair is higher and failure rates are not dramatically lower.
If the poles and insulators can withstand the winds and other hazards it is actually a pretty good solution.
Re:everyone who depends on the system (Score:3)
When you can’t put underground lines above sea level (preferrably above mean high tide)
Why, are they somehow not waterresistant ? I don't think denmark/the netherlands/belgum/... has that problem
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Hawaii has huge issues with underground circuits; average annual temperature and pests might be a part of the equation. Water salinity is also lower in Northern Europe, but not sure if that really has as much impact.