State of emergency declared after blackout plunges most of Chile into darkness

Re:State of emergency declared after blackout plunges most o... by svachalek on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @01:10PM (#43186309)

Note that just having solar doesn't necessarily protect you in a blackout. A lot of systems won't work without having power on the main line to sync to.

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Re:State of emergency declared after blackout plunges most o... by thinkcontext on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @03:02PM (#43187576)

Most utilities require solar or any other generator isolate itself from the grid in the event of a blackout. This is to prevent line workers from being harmed. But you are right, before you accept the system from your electrician test isolating from the grid and running loads locally, then re-establishing a connection to the grid.

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