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Drbio · 08-14-2003, 08:57 PM

The grid is an interesting concept. Countless generating plants of all type are attached to it (there are many grids BTW). When you produce more energy than you can use, you add your excess to the grid. There is a regulatroy commission that oversees the grid and how much energy can be absorbed. When the grid nears capacity, the commission tells plants to shut down or else we would see our lights get really bright right before they burst (among other things). Anyways, grids are much needed and they usually need to be very large. I'm not sure why this particular system went into failure yet, but I assume that it had something to do with an overload or a major hub failure.

08-14-2003, 08:57 PM	#14
Drbio Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Nowhere Posts: 40,924	East coast blackout-- any news? The grid is an interesting concept. Countless generating plants of all type are attached to it (there are many grids BTW). When you produce more energy than you can use, you add your excess to the grid. There is a regulatroy commission that oversees the grid and how much energy can be absorbed. When the grid nears capacity, the commission tells plants to shut down or else we would see our lights get really bright right before they burst (among other things). Anyways, grids are much needed and they usually need to be very large. I'm not sure why this particular system went into failure yet, but I assume that it had something to do with an overload or a major hub failure.