Charles Craft wrote:
> 1. Saw a blurb today about a power cable between countries and got me
> thinking -
> how do they synchronize all the power stations on a grid?

Very carefully.  As for long distance feeds, they are usually DC to avoid
this issue.  For example, the feed from Hydro Quebec that ends just a mile
or so from my house is DC.  When you look at the towers, yup there are only
two lines instead of the usual 3.


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