Also released on the day, but belatedly noting here, was a 18-page report by REE (Red Eléctrica, the sole transmission system operator (TSO) for the Spanish electricity system) published on the “Blackout in Spanish Peninsula Electrical System on 28th of April 2025” .
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It seems all renewables were operating in constant power factor mode (general practice as per FERC and ENTSO-E in US and Europe is to control to unity power factor according one AI site) They did not participate in dynamic voltage control mode and hence did not do much to help with the overvoltages. The full non confidential Spanish gov report recommends that market rules be changed to allow renewables to be remunerated for taking part in dynamic voltage control. One wonders if the blackout would have been avoided if the renewables had been in this mode.
It seems all renewables were operating in constant power factor mode (general practice as per FERC and ENTSO-E in US and Europe is to control to unity power factor according one AI site) They did not participate in dynamic voltage control mode and hence did not do much to help with the overvoltages. The full non confidential Spanish gov report recommends that market rules be changed to allow renewables to be remunerated for taking part in dynamic voltage control. One wonders if the blackout would have been avoided if the renewables had been in this mode.