Yeah you’re right about this, my bad. I edited the post accordingly. Thanks!
So the bottleneck to an NZ style plan (which works for strong but not dramatic storms, like the 2024 Gannon) is data; there’s no centralized data collection mechanism like the kiwis set up, and we also have far fewer GIC sensors per capita. What New Zealand did is rack up that data over two decades to then have good rerouting simulation maps they were able to execute in 2024. The 3,000 utilities figure is relevant because installing GIC sensors and centralizing data is a matter for them, not the grid operators.
Yeah you’re right about this, my bad. I edited the post accordingly. Thanks!
So the bottleneck to an NZ style plan (which works for strong but not dramatic storms, like the 2024 Gannon) is data; there’s no centralized data collection mechanism like the kiwis set up, and we also have far fewer GIC sensors per capita. What New Zealand did is rack up that data over two decades to then have good rerouting simulation maps they were able to execute in 2024. The 3,000 utilities figure is relevant because installing GIC sensors and centralizing data is a matter for them, not the grid operators.