Understanding Generator Capacities and Grid Dynamics

A trip to the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project to talk about power system inertia with Seattle City Light operators, plus a discussion of popular fallacies and unpopular opinions with the hosts.

To experience the visceral sounds and sights of big synchronous generation, an interview with Mike Haynes, Will Andersen, and Brandt March was recorded in-person at Seattle City Light’s Skagit River Hydroelectric Project. To start the episode Ahlmahz, Paul, Farhad, and Conleigh discuss popular fallacies of the energy system and share some of their own unpopular opinions.

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03:17 - Popular Fallacies & Unpopular Opions

52:08 - Big Synchronous Generation - Seattle City Light’s Skagit River Hydroelectric Project

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