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Puerto Rican Power Outage Following Substation Explosion

Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 By Chris Owens No Comments on Puerto Rican Power Outage Following Substation Explosion
Puerto Rican Power Outage Following Substation Explosion
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The problem-plagued Puerto Rican power grid is hit on same day as cyberattack targets the island’s newly-installed electricity company.

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Power Station Fire Causes Blackout Across Greece

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 By Chris Owens No Comments on Power Station Fire Causes Blackout Across Greece
Power Station Fire Causes Blackout Across Greece
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Large parts of Greece were plunged into darkness following a power cut caused by substation fire.

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The 11 Biggest Blackouts Of All Time

Posted on December 7, 2020December 8, 2020 By Chris Owens 5 Comments on The 11 Biggest Blackouts Of All Time
The 11 Biggest Blackouts Of All Time
Power Insights, Power News

Counting down some biggest blackouts the world has ever seen including electrical interruptions that left hundreds of millions of people in the dark.

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11 Weirdest Things To Cause Power Cuts

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 By Chris Owens No Comments on 11 Weirdest Things To Cause Power Cuts
11 Weirdest Things To Cause Power Cuts
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Counting down some of the weirdest power cuts the world has ever seen.

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History Repeating – Auckland Struck By The Blackout Blues

Posted on January 24, 2020January 28, 2020 By Chris Owens No Comments on History Repeating – Auckland Struck By The Blackout Blues
History Repeating – Auckland Struck By The Blackout Blues
Power Insights, Power News

Auckland loses power… again. We take a look at the history of blackouts that have plagued New Zealand’s largest city, including an infamous incident that took five weeks to resolve.

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Power Supply Pressures – 5 Biggest Threats To Our Electricity

Posted on January 8, 2020April 16, 2020 By Chris Owens No Comments on Power Supply Pressures – 5 Biggest Threats To Our Electricity
Power Supply Pressures – 5 Biggest Threats To Our Electricity
Power Insights

The UK’s power supply system is built with resilience in mind. But as society becomes ever more reliant on electricity, the threats to our power continuity grow too. Let’s take a look at what could cause a UK-wide blackout…

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Tourists In The Dark After Tenerife Blackout

Posted on September 30, 2019January 15, 2020 By Chris Owens No Comments on Tourists In The Dark After Tenerife Blackout
Tourists In The Dark After Tenerife Blackout
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Reported substation explosion leaves one million people on the Spanish holiday island Tenerife without electricity for nine hours.

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Central America Blackout Hits Four Countries

Posted on September 17, 2019January 15, 2020 By Chris Owens No Comments on Central America Blackout Hits Four Countries
Central America Blackout Hits Four Countries
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A power line failure left thousands of people across four Central America countries without electricity.

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