Re: Grand Apagon - Electricity (not) in Spain

On 2025-05-06 04:47, Don Y wrote:

On 5/5/2025 4:45 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:

So, they did nothing "special" to avoid running out of power for that
time?  I.e., they were CONFIDENT in their available surplus (day
AND night) to stick with "life as usual"?

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Well, they had their diesel generators on standby. They did not have to be confident, they simply were not needed for many days.
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<https://www.endesa.com/es/la-cara-e/energias-renovables/gorona- viento-renovable>
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You can read it with an automated translator.
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The island is small.

 And, likely, ALL are aware of the potential limitations on available power?
Do they have some plan already in place to PROMPTLY notify residents of
an URGENT need to conserve?  I.e., so they can react fast enough to
sudden changes in availability (e.g., gensets can fail, too!)

Not that I know.
They would just start as many generators as needed to meet the demand up to contracted capacity, if the pumped storage wouldn't be enough. Same as anywhere else.

 Presumably, enlarging the lakes would allow for additional "surplus"
to be captured?
 

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Cheers, Carlos.