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		simon_000666 on Aug 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Solar canopies on parking lots Hmm, it’s anecdotal but I know several grid engineers in the UK and Europe who are employees to deal with exactly that problem and spend most of their time complaining about the instability caused to a grid that needs investment to adjust to the new reality. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj6734

ncmncm on Aug 8, 2022 [–]

Yes, the grid needs to adapt to changing conditions. Strangely enough, it has engineers who know how to adapt it. Some, you even say you know.

"Ooh, a turn is coming up! Who will turn the steering wheel so we don't run off the road?" ... "Oh, we have a driver? Why didn't anybody tell me?

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