Summary
Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia have disconnected from Russia’s power grid to prevent “geopolitical blackmail.”
The move, decades in the making, was accelerated by fears of Russian pressure after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Baltic states will test their energy stability for 24 hours before integrating with Europe’s grid via Poland.
Officials warn of potential cyberattacks and sabotage, with increased security in place.
Estonia’s Kaja Kallas called the move “a victory for freedom and European unity.”
Holy crap, it dropped below 49.8Hz for around 15 minutes.
Experiments of frequency steering are scheduled until evening. There is a new frequency reserve market and participants need to test out their systems (synchronous compensators, battery banks, etc). So for a known time, frequency will be driven low (and response measured), and then frequency will be driven high, and response measured.