08-16-2003, 04:41 PM
Quebec got payback for the big ice storm. They were unaffected, because their electricity distribution system was so torn up by the storm that a lot of it was completely upgraded to modern specs.
Apparently, we were spared because of the way electricity is distributed - since we only have hydro plants (only exception, one nuclear plant), that are very far from cities, so our electricity is not "synchronized" with Ontario and US. Since Quebec exports lots of electricity to both, there are special equipments that re-syncs power, and they acted as buffers in the present case. Of course, since the storm (in fact, there were two storms, the first one that occured the year before was not as nasty however), the distribution network has been upgraded, but from what I've heard, it wouldn't have changed anything.
Apparently, we were spared because of the way electricity is distributed - since we only have hydro plants (only exception, one nuclear plant), that are very far from cities, so our electricity is not "synchronized" with Ontario and US. Since Quebec exports lots of electricity to both, there are special equipments that re-syncs power, and they acted as buffers in the present case. Of course, since the storm (in fact, there were two storms, the first one that occured the year before was not as nasty however), the distribution network has been upgraded, but from what I've heard, it wouldn't have changed anything.
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