boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoThe world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaulwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down11cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1129arrow-down1external-linkThe world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaulwww.theverge.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareRokklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoI don’t think the solution to that problem though is having multiple, smaller, unconnected grids. I think it’s to just have a more resilient grid system that doesn’t have any areas that are a single point of a failure
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@monero.townlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·9 months agoMany smaller, unconnected grids would also allow more resilience against something like solar flares as there aren’t nearly as long of wires to build up a charge over and fry things.
I don’t think the solution to that problem though is having multiple, smaller, unconnected grids.
I think it’s to just have a more resilient grid system that doesn’t have any areas that are a single point of a failure
Many smaller, unconnected grids would also allow more resilience against something like solar flares as there aren’t nearly as long of wires to build up a charge over and fry things.