alt Hacker NewsYou’re ok if governments give up and simply tell consumers “you deal with it”?
Places like hospitals have back up in case the mains goes out. It’s no longer a back up if used as the primary supply.
You’re ok if governments give up and simply tell consumers “you deal with it”?
Places like hospitals have back up in case the mains goes out. It’s no longer a back up if used as the primary supply.
They get cheaper electric rates by agreeing to be the first loads shed if the grid is overloaded. This is a standard thing. If their generators didn't start, they wouldn't be cut off, but it'd be a big deal.
> You’re ok if governments give up and simply tell consumers “you deal with it”?
Paying people to be prepared and willing to go without electricity in times of extreme supply-demand balance is a part of the solution. It's a regular thing for data centers, hospitals, etc. It may be cheaper to pay people to install sand batteries than to install longer-distance interconnects, and if people voluntarily agree, why would you object?