@kilovar1959.bsky.social
Retired Operations Chief for Transmission and Distribution at a municipal. BT200609524 (expired). I write on Substack under the same handle.
California, Federal or combined?
December 16, 2024 at 9:56 PM
California, Federal or combined?
At $6 large, it's not going to be breaking that many.
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December 16, 2024 at 2:41 PM
At $6 large, it's not going to be breaking that many.
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Interesting list, heavy on the renewable side, but good if that what floats your boat.
December 7, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Interesting list, heavy on the renewable side, but good if that what floats your boat.
You might find this post with links an interesting read substack.com/@kilovar1959...
Kilovar 1959 on Substack
Interesting take on reliability from this series promoting renewables
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/grid-reliability-energy-transition-energy-innovation/688423/
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/...
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December 7, 2024 at 4:32 AM
You might find this post with links an interesting read substack.com/@kilovar1959...
Part loaded units have head room in case of a frequency excursion that allow governor action to respond. It's part of making it work
December 2, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Part loaded units have head room in case of a frequency excursion that allow governor action to respond. It's part of making it work
Operating a power system is basket of compromises and less efficient choices. You need spinning reserve and regulating reserve responsive to AGC. Any generator not at full load is less efficient, but a necessity.
December 2, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Operating a power system is basket of compromises and less efficient choices. You need spinning reserve and regulating reserve responsive to AGC. Any generator not at full load is less efficient, but a necessity.
The issue with light water reactors is they are almost always "turbine follows boiler." The turbine governor is not free to react to frequency changes on the Interconnection, which limits their frequency support contribution.
December 1, 2024 at 11:54 PM
The issue with light water reactors is they are almost always "turbine follows boiler." The turbine governor is not free to react to frequency changes on the Interconnection, which limits their frequency support contribution.
Molten salt reactors has come up a number of times over on Substack. Sounds like we need a working pilot project parallel with the Interconnection. Here is a link to one of those comments substack.com/profile/3504...
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Many of the generation IV nuclear designs can modulate power output quite quickly. For example, molten salt reactors, which have the fuel dissolved in the salt, self regulate because the salt expands ...
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December 1, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Molten salt reactors has come up a number of times over on Substack. Sounds like we need a working pilot project parallel with the Interconnection. Here is a link to one of those comments substack.com/profile/3504...
My question is can the reactor swing with a steam turbine that has an active governor. PWRs and BWRs in the USA are setup with turbine follows boiler controls per NRC to avoid swinging the reactor water level. You need boiler follows turbine to control frequency.
November 30, 2024 at 11:47 PM
My question is can the reactor swing with a steam turbine that has an active governor. PWRs and BWRs in the USA are setup with turbine follows boiler controls per NRC to avoid swinging the reactor water level. You need boiler follows turbine to control frequency.
I keep hearing about molten salt reactors??
November 29, 2024 at 5:04 AM
I keep hearing about molten salt reactors??