Huge blackout exposes vulnerability of world’s main copper supplier energy grid

Monday, September 26th 2011 - 03:58 UTC

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A massive power blackout on Saturday paralyzed crucial copper mines in Chile and darkened vast swaths of the country including the capital Santiago before energy started to be restored, officials said. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
Sounds to me like Chile should develop rapidly its huge hydroelectric potential - it operates at carbon-neutrality, unlike the politico-coal options.

A really good upgraded distributive system would be good, however.
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