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From: Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Grand Apagon - Electricity (not) in Spain
Date: Sun, 4 May 2025 19:50:02 -0700
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On 5/4/2025 1:55 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-05-04 22:20, Don Y wrote:
>> On 5/4/2025 5:34 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> They have it because they need them more. They run isolated, they can not 
>>> rely on others to smooth their loads. As a result, some islands have 
>>> successfully run for days on solar/wind only.
>>
>> Is this just "taken in stride"?  Or, are residents alerted to special
>> "please be extra conservative in your energy use TODAY" requests?
>>
>> How does storage capacity correlate with "off hours" demand?
> 
> They take it on stride.
> I don't live there, nor have visited. I think that the island that stayed for a 
> month on solar/wind doesn't have heavy industries, not by far.

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"?