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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by theshrike79 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:07PM (#37838298)
It is a problem, because there's limited capacity to move electricity between the systems. You can just plug them together, they have essentially two separate grids.
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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by earthboundkid on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:19PM (#37838442)
I think it would be a problem if they had ten tiny grids, but is two decently sized grids that are in roughly the same time zone (so peak solar doesn’t need to go from A to B) a big deal?
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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by fomine3 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @08:24PM (#37839525)
It was a huge problem when earthquake stopped many power plants in east area.
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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by theshrike79 on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @01:22AM (#37841197)
It is when a 1500MW nuclear power plant built in area A is essentially useless for anyone in area B.

Yes, you can transform from 50Hz to 60Hz, but the capacity is limited and can't be grown infinitely.

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