What caused the massive electrical blackout in Spain and Portugal in April? It may have been difficulties integrating renewable sources into the Iberian electrical grid. “The problem is that the regulation of the grid doesn’t reward renewable plant operators for helping balance reactive power,” says electrical engineer José Daniel Lara.
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