Re: The Physics Behind the Spanish Blackout

On 2025-06-09 21:14, Don Y wrote:

Why were the hydro and nuclear plants IN THE AFFECTED SPANISH REGION so
poor at providing that "inertia" (even if only to allow THAT part of the
country to safely "island"?)  Why were they among the last sources to come
back online?

Hydro was the first to come back online.
Islanding can happen if there is generation of the needed size in the region, of the same power as the power usage. And that did not happen, specially with solar/wind. Nor with nuclear.
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Cheers, Carlos.