Post AttxTj08VXZ2gO3gg4 by Ardubal@mastodon.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #AttxThnKzdjSwP3x5c by collectifission@greennuclear.online
       2025-05-08T19:00:29Z
       
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       "Analysts and industry officials have said there was not enough stable power, such as gas and nuclear, available to provide backup for the more intermittent renewables when the outage happened."https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/spains-nuclear-lobby-urges-review-phase-out-plan-following-blackout-2025-05-06/
       
 (DIR) Post #AttxTj08VXZ2gO3gg4 by Ardubal@mastodon.xyz
       2025-05-08T21:33:48Z
       
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       @collectifission I've seen some solar guy explaining that the inverters that create alternating current from solar (and wind, although that's more complicated) are very good at /following/ the phase and frequency of the grid, but in that, they /amplify/ disturbances.  Turbines (hydro, nuclear, gas etc.) on the other hand have a lot of inertia, /dampening/ disturbances.So, »stability« is not just about reliability, but also about inertia — »rotating mass«, as some call it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AttxTk7cLD8u9sZAye by publius@mastodon.sdf.org
       2025-05-09T01:03:42Z
       
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       @Ardubal @collectifission Well, there it is!