71 Spain’s nationwide blackout : in the first 80 seconds, 100% of the power generation losses were from renewables. Activists in government: “renewables didn’t cause this” (archive.is) posted 244 days ago by SophiesBoyfriend 244 days ago by SophiesBoyfriend +71 / -0 14 comments share 14 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Well, let's not blame solar energy as a whole just yet. It seems that there were two main issues:
Solar panels that were improperly connected to the grid. That is, they had no buffer.
A software issue that decided to disconnect a lot of solar power at once, which exacerbated the cascade once the problem began.
How do you buffer a solar panel to the grid?
I point out that solar panels lose 80% of generation when a cloud covers the site. Unless it is solar/thermal where it loses 100% of generation.
How do you buffer the grid from entire solar generation sites dropping off the grid on cloudy days and then appearing an hour later?
Nuclear, ideally.