Those of us in the UK may have seen the worrying report earlier this week that the grid came close to being at maximum capacity earlier this week.
Which part of the grid? Generation capacity, transmission capacity, or something else?
Here in the US, the interconnects between various areas are programmed to open up and isolate faulted regions. Theoretically, a fault in one area should not take down the entire grid. During times of peak loads, things can get a little dicey, but most rate payers are not willing to pay for 100% up time.
