Iberien Peninsular Blackout

Any thoughts/information on what happened? Was it a lack of spinning reserve?

Was it " The Portuguese operator, REN, said the outage was caused by a “rare atmospheric phenomenon”, with extreme temperature variations in Spain causing “anomalous oscillations” in very high-voltage lines."

as is written in the Guardian?

Electricity restored to 90% of Spain and most of Portugal after massive power outage | Spain | The Guardian

The Italien blackout from a few years ago had a definate cause in the tripping of interconnetors from Switzerland during a storm.

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  • Just seen that a new Youtube video has been produced on the blackout by Prof Gio | Giordano Scarciotti channel.

    Why Everyone Got Spain’s Blackout Wrong

    Prof Janusz Bialek explains the real causes on the Iberian blackout (Spain and Portugal).

    "On April 28, 2025, the Iberian power grid collapsed into darkness; but not because of a power shortage. The voltage was actually rising. So, how does that happen? I sat down with my Imperial College colleague, Prof. Janusz Bialek, to cut through the internet rumours and look at the official investigation behind this unprecedented blackout. We discuss what triggered the instability, why the grid couldn't stop it, and whether the popular claim that renewable energy is to blame is actually true. The reality is much more interesting!"

    Off to watch it now...

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  • Just seen that a new Youtube video has been produced on the blackout by Prof Gio | Giordano Scarciotti channel.

    Why Everyone Got Spain’s Blackout Wrong

    Prof Janusz Bialek explains the real causes on the Iberian blackout (Spain and Portugal).

    "On April 28, 2025, the Iberian power grid collapsed into darkness; but not because of a power shortage. The voltage was actually rising. So, how does that happen? I sat down with my Imperial College colleague, Prof. Janusz Bialek, to cut through the internet rumours and look at the official investigation behind this unprecedented blackout. We discuss what triggered the instability, why the grid couldn't stop it, and whether the popular claim that renewable energy is to blame is actually true. The reality is much more interesting!"

    Off to watch it now...

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