'Solar PV was not the cause of the blackout': Report on Spain's power outage reveals failure of thermal plants a key factor

James Murray
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Renewable energy advocates accuse commentators who blamed renewables for black out of 'jumping the gun and oversimplifying the cause'

The Spanish government yesterday published a preliminary report on the blackout which hit the Iberian Peninsula on the 28 April, suggesting the outage was the result of a mix of poor planning, failures...

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