Re:Texas Power Prices Briefly Surpass $9k Amid Scorching Heat
by jdavis703 on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @10:25AM
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The Texas grid is not integrated with other states. I'm guessing breaking this "independence" is a tough political sell.
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Re:Texas Power Prices Briefly Surpass $9k Amid Scorching Heat
by londons_explore on Thursday August 15, 2019 @03:25AM
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Power arbitrage between non-connected grids is a thing in the rest of the world. I'd be very surprised if nobody is doing it to/from Texas.
It would require DC/AC convertors, so there is a slight energy loss, and fairly significant upfront capital cost.