Inertia, instability, and the Iberian blackout
How Spain’s renewable push exposed critical grid vulnerabilities
On the afternoon of Monday 28 April, something odd happened to Spain’s power grid. In just five minutes, between 12:30 and 12:35pm, the Iberian Peninsula lost around 60% of its total electricity generation. The grid didn’t just falter - it collapsed. Lights went out across Spain and Portugal. Trains stopped with people stuck…
