usmcmech t1_itnz3z6 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 1:11 AM Reply to comment by PHL1365 in eli5: how long would power stay on if the power company abandoned their post? by larsattacks94 In theory yes it could. However in reality it means phone calls from the grid managers to individual power plant control rooms. “Hey we need you to take 500MW offline in 30 minutes” Permalink Parent 11
usmcmech t1_itnyrkj wrote on October 25, 2022 at 1:09 AM Reply to comment by EscapeRich9091 in eli5: how long would power stay on if the power company abandoned their post? by larsattacks94 The Texas grid came dangerously close to this in 2021. Permalink Parent 1
usmcmech t1_itnz3z6 wrote
Reply to comment by PHL1365 in eli5: how long would power stay on if the power company abandoned their post? by larsattacks94
In theory yes it could.
However in reality it means phone calls from the grid managers to individual power plant control rooms.
“Hey we need you to take 500MW offline in 30 minutes”