Solar storm could blow power grid during Hurricane Milton
A “severe” geomagnetic storm is forecast through Friday, and officials are warning...
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Category: BLACKOUTS / POWER GRID FAILURES
Sun unleashed more x-class solar flares this week triggering more radio blackouts
The sun continues firing off solar flares during what has been a period of intense activity....
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Grid operator tells Californians to prepare for power conservation
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) on Wednesday told customers to be prepared to...
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Hurricane Beryl strikes the Caribbean, leaving few buildings standing and power grid destroyed
As Hurricane Beryl bore down on Jamaica on Wednesday, the islands in its wake were getting a...
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Massive blackout strikes entire nation of Ecuador leaving over 18 million in the dark
A blackout hit the whole of Ecuador on Wednesday, leaving the nation of 18 million without power....
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Biden EPA rules could cause blackouts for millions of Americans
(OPINION) President Joe Biden’s aggressive climate regulations targeting fossil-fuel-fired...
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Officials warn of widespread cell phone disruption ahead of solar eclipse
Officials are warning people that April’s solar eclipse could cause widespread disruption to...
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Millions Of Americans’ Supplies Threatened By Gas Outage During Artic Storm
A massive storage facility in Washington state serving the natural gas network that provides...
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Bone-Chilling Cold Tests Power Grids From Texas to Alberta
An Arctic blast that’s sweeping through North America is heightening the risk of blackouts. With...
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Largest US grid operator just declared a “Level One Emergency” amid scorching heat
PJM Interconnection, the biggest U.S. electric grid operator, issued a level one emergency alert...
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Emergency Management fear 2-Day blackout in Phoenix could lead to medical disaster impacting nearly 800k people
(OPINION) What keeps emergency management officials up at night? Terrorist attacks. The Big One. A...
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Over a quarter of Americans are at risk for Winter Blackouts and Grid Emergencies…
Large swaths of North America may face blackouts and other energy emergencies during bouts of...
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California has just declared a “Grid Emergency” as odds of Blackouts continue
California declared a power grid emergency Monday as a blistering and sustained heat wave...
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22,000 people in Colorado lost control of their thermostats in their own homes in the name of “Energy Emergency”
During the dog days of summer, it’s important to keep your home cool. But when thousands of...
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Western US at risk for widespread blackouts this Summer
Across most of the western half of the U.S., electric companies are bracing for a heightened risk...
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Officials are warning that blackouts are possible this summer due to heat and extreme weather
Extreme temperatures and ongoing drought could cause the power grid to buckle across vast areas of...
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