Massive winter storm batters US, knocks out power ahead of …
Jan 10, 2024 · Jan 9 (Reuters) - A massive winter storm moving across the eastern half of the U.S. on Tuesday knocked out power to about 811,000 homes and businesses in 12 states ahead of a brutal freeze expected...
Cuban power grid collapses for fourth time as hurricane arrives
Oct 20, 2024 · Some Cubans took the streets, to protest the three-day-long blackout –– many banging pots and pans and disrupting traffic.
Much of North America faces ‘elevated risk’ of blackouts in …
Nov 9, 2023 · Much of the U.S. bulk power system faces an elevated risk of blackouts in extreme winter weather, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. warned in its 2023–2024 Winter Reliability...
Why is the U.S. power grid so vulnerable during cold snaps? - NBC News
In five of the past 11 years, parts of the U.S. electrical grid have been hit by blackouts, shut-offs or close calls during cold weather, according to an NBC News review of federal and state...
Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine infrastructure - BBC
Nov 17, 2024 · At least 10 people were killed and blackouts will be imposed throughout Ukraine on Monday.
Cuba hit by second blackout after national power grid failure - CNN
Oct 19, 2024 · Saturday’s blackout follows an island-wide shutdown of Cuba’s electrical grid on Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, according to its energy ministry.
Cuba grid collapses again raising doubts about a quick fix
Oct 20, 2024 · Cuba's national electrical grid first crashed around midday on Friday after the island's largest power plant shut down, sowing chaos and leaving around 10 million people in the dark. The grid has...
Massive blackout in Puerto Rico leaves over a million ... - NBC News
Apr 7, 2022 · At least 1.2 million power customers in Puerto Rico remain without electricity on Thursday afternoon after an overnight fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year...
Facing a sizzling summer, large parts of the U.S. risk blackouts ...
May 20, 2022 · With the Eastern U.S. already facing a possible heat wave this weekend, the nation's power grid regulator has a dire warning: Large swaths of the country are at risk of blackouts this summer as...
Rolling Blackouts news - Today’s latest updates - CBS News
Oct 18, 2022 · Ukraine said 30% of its power stations have been destroyed in Russian strikes in just over a week, causing rolling blackouts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reassured his nation that the...