Spain Blackouts Prompt EU Push for More Censorship Under “Preparedness Strategy” Citing “Disinformation” Threats - Conservative Angle

The causes of the "black-out" which affected Spain and Portugal are still unknown.

Spain Blackouts Prompt EU Push for More Censorship Under “Preparedness Strategy” Citing “Disinformation” Threats - Conservative Angle

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. These days, no event, incident, or occasion, regardless of its nature, appears to be too big or too small to use as an excuse to promote more censorship in the name of “combating disinformation.” Last week, Spain and Portugal lived through an embarrassing episode of widespread electricity blackouts – and the current consensus is that the re…

EU power grid needs trillion-dollar upgrade to avert Spain-style blackouts - CTRM Center

LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Europe's ageing power grid and lack of energy storage capacity will require trillions of dollars in investments to cope with ...

European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen congratulated Spain and Portugal today on the management of the massive blackout on 28 April and said he did not see "reason" to relate the supply interruption to the high penetration of renewable generation sources in the Iberian Peninsula.

EU power grid needs trillion-dollar upgrade to avert Spain-style blackouts

Europe’s ageing power grid and lack of energy storage capacity will require trillions of dollars in investments to cope with rising green energy output, increasing electricity demand and to avoid blackouts. A week ago, Spain and Portugal lost power in their worst blackout. Authorities are investigating the cause, but whatever the findings, analysts and industry representatives say infrastructure investment is essential. Read more in Reuters here…

The manager of the French high-voltage electricity network TEN stated this Monday that it does not have elements that indicate that wind and solar production are "the cause of the blackout" that affected Spain and Portugal last week. AFP TEN pointed out that wind and solar production, which just before the blackout was about 70% of Spanish electricity production, is "significant", but stressed that it is not something "unprecedented", as this ty…