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[–]bobbobbybob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Nah, big storm shut down their sea based wind farm, the backup gas plant hit over capacity and the lines sagged, triggering the shutdown.

Switching to 'renewables' without sorting the backup supply is a 'let me cut off my legs while i'm running' civilizational action.

If it was the storm, it would have hit more and wider. This was just a badly designed grid with no spare capacity.

[–]Tom_Bombadil[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think you're right. Good call.