Re: Chinese Students Model How to Short-Circuit the U.S. Power Grid

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

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On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Michael Collins <mcollins () aleae com>
wrote:

> Bleah, this is what I get for not reading closely enough, the article
> explicitly says "western grid".  Still, for popular edificaiton, found
> the link:
>
> http://www.eere.energy.gov/de/us_power_grids.html
>
> This doesn't also count out regional interesting things - the upstate
> NY section of the grid is actually pretty robust because of its
> reliance on hydropower, as I recall.  Still, Califronia would be
> interesting due to a unique combination of right-wing and left-wing
> stupidity making its electrical supply particularly vulnerable, or it
> was a few years ago when I last looked at it.

Yes, these is still "stupidity" here on The Left Coast -- just look at what
Enron wrought  not-so-long-ago, and that was simple manipulation of the
market.

- - ferg

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