The normal operating frequency for Europe’s power grid is 50.00 Hz, kept with an extremely tight margin of ±0.1 Hz. Anything outside 49.5 triggers emergency shutdown.
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The normal operating frequency for Europe’s power grid is 50.00 Hz, kept with an extremely tight margin of ±0.1 Hz. Anything outside 49.5 triggers emergency shutdown.
100% renewables on april 22nd
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/22/spain-hits-first-weekday-of-100-renewable-power-on-national-grid/
restarting a grid is virtually impossible with solar and wind and as this chart shows, relies highly on baseload like natural gas
I wonder if this was really the problem for the blackout. It was never outside 49.5 according to this chart.