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   kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 22:44:16 JST kaia
   why are US grids not interconnected?
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     Qadse Sanur Qut ibn Quaadibz :catsader: (nerthos@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 22:58:00 JST Qadse Sanur Qut ibn Quaadibz :catsader:

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     @kaia Probably independent power companies started in different states that expanded inwards, without any central planning. They might be using a different frequency or something, or their legislation doesn't make it a public utility like most countries do.
     On the plus side, it's harder (slightly) to topple it if there are independent grids, so it might be a cold war thing; they built their cities far from eachother to increase the chance of surviving nuclear bombardment, so it's not off the table that they intended to have one half of the country functioning if the other was destroyed..
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     mothball蛾玉 (西洋巣酸の木) (moth_ball@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 23:08:51 JST mothball蛾玉 (西洋巣酸の木)

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     @kaia also missing the estlink undersea cable (currently under repairs)
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     eal (eal@post.ebin.club)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 23:09:00 JST eal

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     • mothball蛾玉 (西洋巣酸の木)
     @moth_ball @kaia That's a different thing, baltics are their own grid. the nordic grid is also connected to the central european one from norway and sweden.
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     monkee :foxmonkeeshark: (mp@fedi.monkee.ch)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 23:16:41 JST monkee :foxmonkeeshark:

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     @kaia@brotka.st Look at Japan and find out why. It's hilarious! :gura_laugh:

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