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

Dimensional Traveler  <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 7/18/2024 12:50 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:

We have been living the dream of Beryl down here in Houston for almost
two weeks now.  Lived on the genny for four days.  Walking outside, it
was a concert of genny's in all directions.
 

Partly because Texas refuses to be connected to the rest of the North
American power grid....

Kind of.  Texas now has two DC interconnects to the two North American grids,
which allows them to share power without having frequency management issues
or accept government regulation from the FERC (which does include a lot of
silliness but also includes standards for safety margins that are worth
following).
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."