The Case Against Fixing the Grid (Again)

The lights went out on the Iberian Peninsula on April 28. Immediately afterwards, the experts chimed in, either providing a reason for the failure or a cure for what ails the Spanish grid, although, as of this writing almost two weeks later, nobody knows for sure what went wrong. The engineers favored the explanation that the Spanish grid had too many renewable power sources and renewables, as everyone knows, lack inertia. So, maybe the grid needed more gas-fired, coal-fired, nuclear power plants or a better connection to France. The Spanish prime…Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei OilPrice.com Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei OilPrice.com