Design posters showcasing your country's electrical grid

lyoncy 74 points 18 comments May 17, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (8 comments)

bombcar

I was really hoping these would be propaganda posters for (or against) your country’s grid.

jfim

Those are really cool! I was thinking of printing one that's like the California example ( https://github.com/open-energy-transition/grid2poster/blob/m... ). Where do people print posters nowadays?

loremm

Really nice and OET is great For north america also look at this https://geovizzydesigns.myportfolio.com/electricity-grid-of-... , more complete only in the US since not rely on OSM

baliex

I see two examples, India and Africa. Both of which look great but Africa is not a country.

cheschire

Somewhat related: https://openinframap.org/

seliopou

Africa is not a country.

aaronbrethorst

The aesthetics of this feel very similar to this project I saw on here a few months back. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46656834

tkgally

I created a poster for Japan, where I live: https://www.gally.net/temp/20260518-japan-transmission-grid/... The image produced by the program seemed unbalanced because Japan’s southernmost islands were included even though they are not part of the electrical grid. I used an image editing program to remove the outlines of those islands and shift the main part of the country toward the center. Side comments: Not indicated on the map is the fact that Japan’s electrical grid runs at 50 Hz in the eastern and northern parts of the country and 60 Hz in the west: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Japan The electrical power distribution system is now undergoing a major redesign: https://souhai-sys.co.jp/business/ (Japanese only)

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