a_person@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoThe aws outage is so funny, I can see which companies are amazon scums.message-squaremessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down138file-text
arrow-up1261arrow-down1message-squareThe aws outage is so funny, I can see which companies are amazon scums.a_person@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square80fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-224 hours agoI’m pretty convinced that if we did have a complete grid failure, we wouldn’t be able to complete a cold start. Too many people would be pushing for their section to be started first so they could short the market first. Edit: my proofreading sucks
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoTo be pedantic for a sec, the term is black start. Just cause I think it’s super dystopian sounding.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·21 hours agoDoesn’t matter who wants want, the power company has contingency plans and those plans are what is happening. SOURCE: Worked for Cox after a major ice storm smashed north-central Oklahoma flat. Lived Hurricane Ivan and saw their rollout priorities.
I’m pretty convinced that if we did have a complete grid failure, we wouldn’t be able to complete a cold start.
Too many people would be pushing for their section to be started first so they could short the market first.
Edit: my proofreading sucks
To be pedantic for a sec, the term is black start. Just cause I think it’s super dystopian sounding.
Doesn’t matter who wants want, the power company has contingency plans and those plans are what is happening.
SOURCE: Worked for Cox after a major ice storm smashed north-central Oklahoma flat. Lived Hurricane Ivan and saw their rollout priorities.
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