Oh yeah, a large enough solar mass ejection in such a direction that it would directly hit planet Earth would be extremely bad.
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curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days agoAt that point, that grid connection will be the least of anyone’s worries. The storm in Quebec in… 1990? Ish. tripped breakers, and shut things down for like a day.
A storm on the scale youre talking about I am pretty sure would wipe out satellites (maybe even take them down due to atmospheric drag?), impact cables other than power like copper laid for internet and phone, etc. Grid-connected power or not you’d be several impacted and potentially at risk.
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futatorius@lemm.ee 18 hours ago
Along with tripping breakers, induced currents can also fry some of the massive capacitors that are attached to high-voltage transmission lines. Those are expensive and not quick to replace.