• Kalkaline @leminal.space
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    15 days ago

    Electric grids are really tough to get back online from what I’ve read. Rolling blackouts help keep things online, but if the whole thing goes down at once it’s tricky to get all the generators on the same timing for their 60/50 Hz transmission lines.

    • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      If you keep proactive with rolling blackouts you have a chance, but if you are slacking even a bit all the spinning plates fall at once.