California pre-emptively cuts power to millions of people to try and prevent the spread of devastating wildfires.
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Category: Power News
Power News is the perfect place to find all the latest updates.
It’s where you’ll learn about notable power cuts throughout the world as and when they happen. If there’s a breaking story concerning power grids, this is the place to find out more.
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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.
Read More “History Repeating – Auckland Struck By The Blackout Blues” »
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St Lucia experiences island-wide power cut after a failure at the country’s only power station.
Read More “Power Station Failure Causes All-Island Blackout On St Lucia” »
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Largest earthquake to hit Puerto Rico in more than 100 years causes severe damage to electricity grid.
Read More “Series Of Earthquakes Shake Puerto Rico Power Grid” »
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10-point action plan included in the E3C final report into 9 August blackout emphasises need to improve UK’s power resilience.
Read More “9 August Blackout – E3C Final Report & Future Recommendations” »
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Three energy companies will pay a combined £10.5 million for their role in the 9 August blackout that left more than a million people across Britain without electricity.
Read More “9 August Blackout – Energy Firms Fined £10.5 Million By Ofgem” »
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South Africa energy crisis worsens as emergency load shedding cuts power to more than a third of the population.
Read More “South Africa Left In The Dark Over Ongoing Rolling Blackouts” »
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With the UK public getting set to cast their votes in the 2019 General Election, we take a look at what the implications might be for the energy sector and the way we produce power.
Read More “General Election 2019: What Do The Manifestos Mean For The Electricity Network?” »
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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.
Read More “Biggest Blackouts In History: Northeastern USA & Canada 1965” »
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A fleet of electric vans backed with onboard energy storage systems is aiming to “revolutionise” temporary power restoration.
Read More “Energy Storage Pilot Provides Temporary Power During Blackouts” »