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RockinRobin-69 t1_ixsa9ga wrote

Reply to comment by patrickstarpenishead in Electric-vehicle charging stations could use as much power as a small town by 2035 — and the grid isn't ready by Sorin61

We had a separate building for the variable frequency drive. We weren’t allowed to start it across the line. It would have browned out the city.

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patrickstarpenishead t1_ixsamqw wrote

I’ve been present for a 10000hp motor startup as Siemens. It was incredible. The whole building shook and they had a lot of steps just to get it going.

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