@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years agoThe world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaulwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1129cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1129external-linkThe world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaulwww.theverge.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoI don’t think the solution to that problem though is having multiple, smaller, unconnected grids. I think it’s to just have a more resilient grid system that doesn’t have any areas that are a single point of a failure
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoMany smaller, unconnected grids would also allow more resilience against something like solar flares as there aren’t nearly as long of wires to build up a charge over and fry things.
I don’t think the solution to that problem though is having multiple, smaller, unconnected grids.
I think it’s to just have a more resilient grid system that doesn’t have any areas that are a single point of a failure
Many smaller, unconnected grids would also allow more resilience against something like solar flares as there aren’t nearly as long of wires to build up a charge over and fry things.