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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by pixl97 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @12:43AM (#26163133)
They make long distance DC innerconnects, while expensive they are resistant to particular types of problems and can connect to multiple different grids at the same time.
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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by briffle on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @12:17PM (#26168787)
there has been a 3GW DC interconnect between Portland, OR and LA for 5 decades or so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_DC_Intertie
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