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by jfengel 476 days ago
Seems like one might hold off on underseas power cables until we figure out how to keep Russian and Chinese ships from having so many accidents.
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power cables are a lot less vulnerable than fiber since cutting a cable carrying 500kv DC will do nasty things to whatever you're trying to cut with
Estlink 2 (650MW, 450 kV) has been cut twice in a year, with months-long outages in both cases.