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2020 Was Worst Year On Record For Power Outages In USA

Posted on November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 By Chris Owens 3 Comments on 2020 Was Worst Year On Record For Power Outages In USA
2020 Was Worst Year On Record For Power Outages In USA
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Annual census of electricity utilities shows Americans experienced more power outages than ever last year.

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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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California’s Preventive Power Cuts To Stop Spread Of Wildfires

Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 By Chris Owens No Comments on California’s Preventive Power Cuts To Stop Spread Of Wildfires
California’s Preventive Power Cuts To Stop Spread Of Wildfires
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California pre-emptively cuts power to millions of people to try and prevent the spread of devastating wildfires.

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Biggest Blackouts In History: Northeastern USA & Canada 1965

Posted on November 11, 2019March 31, 2020 By Chris Owens No Comments on Biggest Blackouts In History: Northeastern USA & Canada 1965
Biggest Blackouts In History: Northeastern USA & Canada 1965
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More than 30 million people across Northeastern USA and Canada in the dark for up to 13 hours following transmission line failure near Niagara Falls.

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Biggest Blackouts In History: Northeastern USA & Canada 2003

Posted on October 10, 2019January 15, 2020 By Chris Owens No Comments on Biggest Blackouts In History: Northeastern USA & Canada 2003
Biggest Blackouts In History: Northeastern USA & Canada 2003
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The Northeastern Blackout of August 2003 left 55 million people across eight states and parts of Canada without electricity.

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Biggest Blackouts In History: Québec 1989 Solar Storm

Posted on August 6, 2019January 15, 2020 By Chris Owens No Comments on Biggest Blackouts In History: Québec 1989 Solar Storm
Biggest Blackouts In History: Québec 1989 Solar Storm
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Huge solar storm sends the Québec power grid offline in 90 seconds, leaving nine million residents without electricity for up to nine hours.

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