Can someone please explain how rolling blackouts work?
In: Engineering
Phased blackouts is probably a better way of describing it. The power company turns sections of the power grid off for certain regions for a short time. Then, before the power cuts cause too many issues, a new section is cut off and power is restored to the first area.
There is some consideration given to essential services like hospitals, municipal water works and so on. Those should never see their power cut. Also, things like gas stations and EV Chargers won’t see their power cut because transportation is also essential.
Basically the grid operators have decided that they’re shedding some load to match demand to supply. The ‘rolling’ part is an indication that it’s planned and not a catastrophic event.
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