[time-nuts] Daft idea with the National Grid

[Lux, Jim]

On 2/8/21 12:02 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
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> Lux, Jim writes:
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>> If you happen to own something like a steel mill running electric
>> furnaces or an aluminum refinery, so you can manipulate the load...
> More scary:  Several independent studies have shown that even relatively
> moderate bot-nets in the hands of somebody who knows the math of grid
> stability would mean no grid stability.
>
This is a generalized concern with distributed generation (i.e. rooftop 
solar panels on houses), because a bug in the controllers for the line 
connected inverter could really screw things up. I suppose there's also 
concerns about  malicious activity, but fiascos like the NEST 
thermostats stopping  in winter of 2015/2016 are more likely.