From: johnl@taugh.com   
      
   According to danny burstein  :   
   >[IEEE Spectrum]   
   >   
   >  To Free the Baltic Grid, Old Technology Is New Again   
   >   
   >Spinning megamachines will safeguard the Baltic power grid as it   
   >desynchronizes from the Russian grid ...   
      
   >rest, which includes pictures of Big Machines which give me   
   >flashbacks to the NYC Transit Authority substations:   
      
   Those were AC-DC to provide 600V DC power. Similar design but wired   
   quite differently. Ditto the ones under GCT to power the 750VDC third   
   rail NYC lines.   
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