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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Grand Apagon - Electricity (not) in Spain
Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 12:32:03 +0200
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On 2025-05-06 04:47, Don Y wrote:
> On 5/5/2025 4:45 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> So, they did nothing "special" to avoid running out of power for that
>>> time?  I.e., they were CONFIDENT in their available surplus (day
>>> AND night) to stick with "life as usual"?
>>
>> Well, they had their diesel generators on standby. They did not have 
>> to be confident, they simply were not needed for many days.
>>
>> <https://www.endesa.com/es/la-cara-e/energias-renovables/gorona- 
>> viento-renovable>
>>
>> You can read it with an automated translator.
>>
>> The island is small.
> 
> And, likely, ALL are aware of the potential limitations on available power?
> Do they have some plan already in place to PROMPTLY notify residents of
> an URGENT need to conserve?  I.e., so they can react fast enough to
> sudden changes in availability (e.g., gensets can fail, too!)

Not that I know.

They would just start as many generators as needed to meet the demand up 
to contracted capacity, if the pumped storage wouldn't be enough. Same 
as anywhere else.

> 
> Presumably, enlarging the lakes would allow for additional "surplus"
> to be captured?
> 


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.