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jdavis703 on Aug 14, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Texas Power Prices Briefly Surpass $9k Amid Scorch...

The Texas grid is not integrated with other states. I'm guessing breaking this "independence" is a tough political sell.

londons_explore on Aug 15, 2019 [–]

Power arbitrage between non-connected grids is a thing in the rest of the world. I'd be very surprised if nobody is doing it to/from Texas.

It would require DC/AC convertors, so there is a slight energy loss, and fairly significant upfront capital cost.

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