Re: (ReacTor) Five SFF Books Featuring Frigid, Icy Worlds

 <rkshullat@rosettacondot.com> wrote:

Texas has had DC grid ties for years, they're just not high enough capacity to
make much difference statewide (aggregate of around 1 GW I believe). Peak
summer demand is somewhere around 85 GW.
It's doubtful that any realistic grid ties would have done more than reduce
the scope and duration of the rolling blackouts during winter storm Uri.
Demand was around double available capacity...a shortfall of at least 35 GW.

I don't think anyone is claiming that the additional capacity of larger
grid ties would have made much difference.  I think people are arguing that
the additional design margins required by federal law that would have been
demanded had there been AC grid ties would have made a difference.
--scott

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