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Re:California is about to side with PG&E – again – to kill c... by bardak on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @03:11PM (#40504375)
I know BC hydro buys cheap power from other utilities to keep the reservoirs as full as possible. If California has excessive Solar power it could be used to keep the hydro reservoirs in BC, Washington, Oregon, and northern California full for other times.
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Re:California is about to side with PG&E – again – to kill c... by tigerlily on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @03:19PM (#40504469)
That could be quite a good reason to build an HVDC link between the two regions.
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Re:California is about to side with PG&E – again – to kill c... by briffle on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @03:39PM (#40504718)
There is already a 3GW HVDC line between The Dalles, OR, and LA. (one of the oldest HVDC links in the US).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_DC_Intertie

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