Mark<p>Did ‘induced atmospheric vibration’ cause blackouts in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>? An <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/electrical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electrical</span></a> engineer explains the phenomenon</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a>’s grid operator <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/REN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>REN</span></a> was quoted as blaming the event on a rare phenomenon known as “induced <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/atmospheric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmospheric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vibration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vibration</span></a>”. REN has since reportedly refuted this.</p><p>But what is this vibration? And how can <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> systems be improved to mitigate the risk of widespread blackouts?</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/did-induced-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/did-induce</span><span class="invisible">d-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Blackouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackouts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ElectricalGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricalGrid</span></a></p>
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A Field Guide to the North American Substation - Drive along nearly any major road in the United States and it won’t be long before... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/a-field-guide-to-the-north-american-substation/ #electricalgrid #engineering #highvoltage #substation #scada
Hackaday · A Field Guide To The North American SubstationDrive along nearly any major road in the United States and it won’t be long before you see evidence of the electrical grid. Whether it’s wooden poles strung along the right of way or a …
Austraila’s Controlled Loads Are In Hot Water - Australian grids have long run a two-tiered pricing scheme for electricity. In man... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/austrailas-controlled-loads-are-in-hot-water/ #electricitymeter #controlledloads #powergeneration #controlledload #electricalgrid #currentevents #solarenergy #greenhacks #smartmeter #solarpower #australia #homesolar #featured #victoria #meter #solar #news
Hackaday · Austraila’s Controlled Loads Are In Hot WaterAustralian grids have long run a two-tiered pricing scheme for electricity. In many jurisdictions, regular electricity was charged at a certain rate. Meanwhile, you could get cheaper electricity fo…
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@FrankPasquale The post-#Beryl failure of the #ElectricalGrid in #Houston is unacceptable in the Great State of #Texas. #UnitedStates Senator #CancunCruz will get right on it! 
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White House announces actions to modernize America’s #ElectricalGrid, paving the way for clean energy and fewer outages
"The new initiative between the feds and 21 states aims to make faster fixes and improvements to the grid, committing to build a bigger and more modern grid as part of a larger effort to reduce power outages and increase electrical transmission capacity – a massive hurdle to getting more #CleanEnergy on the grid."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/climate/energy-grid-modernization-biden/index.html
Interesting to think, there must be someone who is managing the energy supply in each region across N America who needs to ensure they're ready for when solar panels all along the #eclipse path lose power and the conventional grid needs to fill in for three minutes or so.
Large cryptocurrency miners in US now have to report energy use to government - Enlarge / A worker installs a row of new mining machines at the largest... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2001578 #cryptocurrency #electricalgrid #syndication #policy
Ars Technica · Large cryptocurrency miners in US now have to report energy use to government137 mining facilities in the US account for 2.3 percent of electricity demand.
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@Frances_Larina I thought #TedCruz prefers to be called #CancunCruz, especially when it’s too cold 
in #Texas for the #ElectricalGrid to handle the load. 
2014: Lights Out
by Michael Collins
Failure to harden electrical structures and spent #nuclear fuel storage leaves U.S., global population vulnerable to #solar or #terrorist induced #apocalypse
EnviroReporter.com · Lights OutFailure to harden electrical infrastructure and spent nuclear fuel storage leaves U.S. and world vulnerable to solar or terrorist induced apocalypse.
