04-28-2025, 08:16 AM
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Spain and Portugal Hit with Power Outage
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c9wpq8xrvd9t
Crazy news, read on reddit 10,000 people stuck in elevators.
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Will David, 40, a Briton living in Lisbon, says he was having a haircut and beard trim in the basement of a barbers in Lisbon when the power went down.
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04-28-2025, 08:20 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Doesn’t seem like crazy news given the ten hour restoration. Seems like a semi annual occurrence in Toronto
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04-28-2025, 08:21 AM
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Calling it a “rare atmospheric phenomenon”…. Solar flare?
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04-28-2025, 08:22 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Originally Posted by bluejays
Doesn’t seem like crazy news given the ten hour restoration. Seems like a semi annual occurrence in Toronto
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Sure… when there’s a storm…
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04-28-2025, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by bluejays
Doesn’t seem like crazy news given the ten hour restoration. Seems like a semi annual occurrence in Toronto
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Army on speed dial
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04-28-2025, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 5abi
Will David, 40, a Briton living in Lisbon, says he was having a haircut and beard trim in the basement of a barbers in Lisbon when the power went down.
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Wow, traumatizing stuff.
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04-28-2025, 11:24 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2024
Location: Victoria, BC
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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Wow, traumatizing stuff.
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I for one wouldn't want someone to cut my hair in the dark!
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04-28-2025, 12:47 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Originally Posted by Lewis_D
I for one wouldn't want someone to cut my hair in the dark!
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Fair point.
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04-28-2025, 02:00 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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Here's hoping the black start procedure is up to date.
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04-30-2025, 03:28 PM
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This looks to have started when a solar generator tripped which lead to frequency falling combined with a lack of system inertia leading to a cascading failure of the entire grid. The French disconnected the interconnection and it was game over for Spain and Portugal.
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04-30-2025, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DoubleK
This looks to have started when a solar generator tripped which lead to frequency falling combined with a lack of system inertia leading to a cascading failure of the entire grid. The French disconnected the interconnection and it was game over for Spain and Portugal.
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Wait....so you're sayinf the cause of this issue was unreliable renewables, a lack of spinning generation (aka mostly fossil fuels) and the French.
That's like a alt-right wet dream.
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04-30-2025, 03:40 PM
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My face is a bum!
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Fingers crossed for a minority female site supervisor on duty at the time.
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04-30-2025, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by DoubleK
This looks to have started when a solar generator tripped which lead to frequency falling combined with a lack of system inertia leading to a cascading failure of the entire grid. The French disconnected the interconnection and it was game over for Spain and Portugal.
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Smart by the French or this could have (potentially) turned into a much larger cascade. It’s wild how little frequency needs to dip before causing a major catastrophe.
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04-30-2025, 03:48 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
Fingers crossed for a minority female site supervisor on duty at the time.
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Who prefers women to men... Mine as well go all in.
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04-30-2025, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
Smart by the French or this could have (potentially) turned into a much larger cascade. It’s wild how little frequency needs to dip before causing a major catastrophe.
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Oh absolutely - that interconnect isn't big enough to support the frequency for the whole Iberian peninsula - better to black start Spain and Portugal than all of Europe.
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