@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-square19fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down11cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up1126arrow-down1external-linkThe world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaulwww.theverge.com@boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-square@Rokk@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish5•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-square@shortwavesurfer@monero.townlinkfedilinkEnglish0•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.