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Originally Posted by Trex
Thanks for that. Am I right in assuming therefore that this is not a purely Germany problem, but rather one that has the potential to affect all of Europe?
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If "all of Europe" means "significant parts of Europe", then yes, as my referene to that blackout that started in Germany (and within seconds reached through France as far as Spain) illustrated. It was a chain reaction of safety shutdowns that rolled like an avalanche. But how the system it is to be described in precise technical terms I cannot tell you, I am no specialist for these things. I only know that these systems are only redundant as long as voltage fluctuations (due to switching on and off certain parts of the grid when different powerplants vary their acivity) do not exceed a certain threshold level. If it goes beyond that level, it goes boom. The problem is to transport the energy via the grid over long distances, and to avoid to trigger these safeties when parts of the grid are switched on or off.