Power Outage News in the US

UC Santa Cruz has scheduled planned power outages on the main residential campus during Spring Break 2025, from Monday, March 24, to Thursday, March 27, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. These outages are necessary for critical infrastructure repairs and upgrades. Affected facilities include academic buildings, residence halls, and dining facilities. Power may be restored earlier if daily work finishes ahead of schedule. Emergency and standby generators will remain operational during the shutdowns. Employees in impacted areas are advised to coordinate with supervisors for remote work or alternative on-campus locations. For detailed information on affected facilities and outage schedules, please refer to the official announcement.

A recent storm in the Syracuse area led to power outages affecting over 2,000 National Grid customers, particularly in Van Buren, Lysander, and Baldwinsville. Crews responded promptly and anticipated resolving the outages by Thursday morning.

Strong winds reaching up to 69 mph in Woodbine, Cape May County, caused widespread power outages across New Jersey. At the peak, approximately 125,000 JCP&L customers were without power. Utility crews have restored about 85% of affected customers within just over 12 hours, with ongoing efforts to address remaining outages

On Monday morning, a power outage at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport disrupted operations in the main terminal and an adjacent parking garage. The incident, caused by a downed power line near the airport, led to over 150 delayed flights and several cancellations. Some inbound flights were diverted, and passengers were advised to check with their airlines regarding flight statuses. By 10 a.m., power was gradually being restored, with some airlines using air stairs to deplane passengers.

A construction vehicle struck an electric line on Dyer Street in Northeast El Paso, causing a power outage. Crews quickly located the damaged line and worked to repair it. The exact number of affected customers and the restoration time were not specified.

A power outage has left some San Marcos residents without electricity. The exact number of affected homes and the estimated restoration time have not been specified. Crews are actively working to restore power.

A severe storm with heavy rain and winds up to 60 mph caused power outages across the Portland metro area. Portland General Electric reported more than 300 outages affecting over 20,000 customers by 5 p.m., with a total of 35,000 impacted across its service area. Pacific Power reported 3,300 outages. Crews are working to restore service, but fallen trees and downed lines may delay repairs. Officials warn residents to stay away from downed power lines and report them immediately.

A power failure in Washington, D.C. has left approximately 6,000 residents in the West End and Dupont Circle without electricity since February 22. The outage, caused by a manhole fire at 2100 M St., NW, impacted heat, hot water, and elevator service, with temperatures as low as 27°F. Pepco is working to restore power, but no estimated return time has been provided. Residents are left without answers, raising concerns about safety and the duration of the outage.

Last week power outage was caused due to a "failed joint" in a roughly 7-foot-long feeder cable, which lead to disruptions on the Blue, Green and Orange lines.

Many Orem residents were without power. More than 9000 customers were affected. UT. Crews restored services a couple of hours later, the cause of the outage is due to a problem with the substation.

There was a power outage in the City of Allentown that left thousands without power and impacted street lights and traffic lights. This caused a fire within the substation which has since been put out, officials said.

A car accident caused a power outage that knocked out 490 homes north of Lakeshore Road, between Vine Street and Welland Canals Parkway, according to Alectra Utilities officials. Crews were dispatched to restore power.

More than 200,000 residents in the New England region were without power after heavy rainfall and high winds hit the north-east region to the start off the week before Christmas.An additional 50,000 residents of New York state have lost power. Several parts of the region experienced record rainfall, with emergency responders carrying out water rescues amid flooding in several states.

More than 2,400 Saugus homes were impacted by a power outage. Equipment failure caused the outage, which continued to impact 104 households in the area bounded by Silver Oak Court, Pepper Place, Foxwood Lane and Raintree Lane.

Metallic balloons that drifted into PG&E power lines caused more than 600 powuer outages, a 27 percent increase from the previous year and the highest number of balloon-related outages that PG&E has seen in a decade.

More than 30,000 customers did not have power. Officials said downed trees and power lines were responsible for persistent outages. Adding to the misery was the continued presence of fallen trees and downed utility poles throughout the area.

Much of the U.S. power grid is at an increased risk of failure during major storms or prolonged cold snaps this winter, a top energy regulator warned.While the regulator said grids can handle normal winter loads, “any prolonged, wide-area cold snaps will be challenging” due to the extra strain that puts on power generators.

Duke Energy crews have restored power to more than 4,000 customers after a power outage along U.S. Highway 41. The cause of the outage is acknowledged

Although Hurricane Idalia was causing limited damage Wednesday in Northeast Florida, power outages were rising rapidly across the region. Statewide, 278,313 people were without power, most in the Big Bend region. Florida Power & Light Co., the state’s biggest utility with 5.8 million customers, said 38,979 had no power.

Some Entergy customers were without energy after a single car accident in Orange. Crews were working to restore power as quickly as possible. The cause of the outage was a single car accident. The accident resulted in more than 800 customers out of power.

Multiple counties across Minnesota and North Dakota were without power after storms rolled through the region, Otter Tail Power is also reporting 149 outages in Richland County

The heavy load caused by extreme heat led to the power outage of two Kansas City Board of Public Utilities electrical wires in Kansas City, Kansas. BPU reports the wires were near a substation. Crews were actively working to repair the issue by replacing the wires.

A large snake that made its home inside a traffic signal breaker box in Virginia was removed after it flipped a switch that controls the lights.

Thousands of DTE Energy customers in the Grosse Pointe area lost power last week when temperatures hit the mid-90s. DTE said the issue was caused by a transmission outage, not because of a lack of supply.

A utility pole was broken during an automobile accident in Berkeley. About 1000 customers were affected because of the power outage. Power was restored a couple of hours later.