Power Outages in the US (Page 3)
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Houston under water boil notice after power failure
A power outage at a Houston water purification plant caused water pressure to drop and left the city of about 2 million people under a boil water notice. Some school districts cancelled classes.
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Power outage in Florida due to tropical storm nicole
Over 280,000 Floridians were without power after Nicole made landfall as a hurricane. Outages were mostly concentrated along Florida’s east coast, but have since extended hundreds of miles north of where the storm made landfall and west into central Florida.
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Planned power outage
A planned power outage affected the residents east of roundabout along US 50 including the town of Montgomery. A couple of hours later, crews restored service.
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Power outage reported in Girard
Power was restored to customers in Girard following an outage. At the peak of the outage, over 3,000 customers were without power in Girard and parts of McDonald. The outage began at morning and lasted about four hours. The outage caused many businesses to close their doors until it came back on. The mayor and at least one local business owner are upset about the whole issue.
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Power outage in Huntington Beach leaves more than 15000 customers in the dark
Southern California Edison engineers were looking into the cause of an outage that left as many as 15,700 of its customers without power for hours. Several spans of power lines were brought down, leaving thousands in the dark. Residents reported seeing bright blue flashes in the sky before lights went out
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Power outage reported in East Central Madison County
Huntsville Utilities has reported a power outage in East Central Madison County. Customers impacted by the outage are south of U.S. Highway 72 East, extending from Shields Road east to Moontown Road. At this time the specific cause has not been confirmed and a weather system is moving through the area.
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Power outage stills affecting after Ian
Outages stretched from Florida to Pennsylvania after Ian. During the height of the outages, more than 2.5 million customers were without power in Florida. More than a week after the storm, the number of customers without power has been reduced by more than 90%, but some of the biggest challenges lie ahead.
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Thousands still without power weeks after Hurricane Fiona
High temperatures, rain and mosquitoes make life unbearable for those still affected by the longest blackout in US history. The storm left the vast majority and its 3 million residents without power or water for several days.
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Thousands left without power
A powerful nor’easter kicked up blinding blizzard conditions with high winds causing widespread power outages Saturday.
People from New York City to Maine awakened to half a foot of snow, while parts of Massachusetts, including Boston, were affected.
People from New York City to Maine awakened to half a foot of snow, while parts of Massachusetts, including Boston, were affected.
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More than 600,000 customers without power in Florida
More than 600,000 customers in Florida were still without power, five days after Hurricane Ian struck the state’s southwest coast as a Category 4 storm, according to data from PowerOutage.us. Recovery efforts are underway but in some areas of the state, Florida Power & Light warned the grid cannot be repaired.
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Power outage affects over 3,000 customers
PG&E was able to restore power to the impacted customers by about 8:20 p.m, a PG&E spokesperson confirmed. The outage was caused by equipment issues, and it was not a Public Safety Power Shutoff event.
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Crash causes power outage
No one was seriously injured in a crash that took out power lines. While the crash was cleared and Ohio, Edison crews worked to restore power to the estimated 500 to 1,500 customers impacted, according to FirstEnergy's website.
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Texas affected by the most major power outages of any state in the U.S.
An environmental advocacy group’s report warns that as extreme weather events become more common and electrical infrastructure continues to age, the number of outages is only likely to increase.
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Power restored to CWLP customers after pole on fire
More than 1,400 City Water, Light and Power (CWLP) customers were without power after an equipment failure that left a pole on fire.CWLP says the failure happened at its Eastdale substation. The outage affected those living in the area from East Cook Street to East Ash Street, between South 12th Street and South Pope Street.
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Power cuts to thousands of people in Oregon
In Oregon, the threat of high winds prompted intentional power outages that could affect tens of thousands of customers. More than 40,000 customers were affected. The power cuts made by local utilities are part of an effort to lessen the risk of wildfires in extremely dry and hot conditions
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More than 2,000 customers without power in SLO
More than 2,300 PG&E customers lost power in San Luis Obispo. The cause of the outage remains under investigation. This is the fourth time this month that PG&E customers in the Laguna Lake Park area lost power. PG&E officials point at a new “fast trip” feature that automatically shuts off power when an object strikes a line in order to prevent equipment-sparked wildfires. Because of this, a tree branch or a bird hitting a wire can lead to a power outage.
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Extreme weather drives more major power outages
Large-scale power outages are becoming more common across the country and in Maine as extreme weather, stoked by a warming climate, knocks out electricity to wider swaths of people. Between 2000 and 2021 some 83 percent of reported major outages in the U.S. were attributed to weather-related events, including hurricanes, severe winds and ice storms, according to data by Climate Central.- Those outages affected 50,000 or more people for an hour or longer.
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Power Outage at Austin Airport Provokes Flight Chaos
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport lost power, leading to cancelled flights and frustrated flyers during the facility’s busiest time of day. The outage was caused when underground equipment malfunctioned, electricians used fault indicators — devices that light up to indicate a circuit issue — to isolate the cause of the problem. Crews completed repairs and restored power to the airport a couple of hours later. Ninety flights were cancelled as passengers were stranded in the dark.
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Thousands without power in California
Thousands of customers were without power in California due to the intensifying record heat wave that's hitting much of the U.S. West. Nearly 67,000 Californian customers were without power. Ongoing power outages were affecting over 40,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers across 28 counties, mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area's Contra Costa County, per a PG&E update. Californian officials declared a power grid emergency earlier Monday due to the threats posed by the extreme heat.
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California could see power outages
Electrical grid towers were seen during a heat wave where temperature reached 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.56 °C), in Pasadena, Calif. As Californians crank up the air conditioning during a heat wave, state officials are urging consumers to limit their electricity use to avoid strain on the power grid – and the potential for rolling power outages.
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Power outage affected almost 3000 customers
Southern California Edison, which supplies the bulk of the region’s electricity, reported a power outage across much of Laguna Beach, affecting near of 3000 customers. The cause of the outage still under investigation. The news came just hours after California officials declared a power grid emergency, as the blistering heatwave threatened to overload the state’s electricity system beyond its capacity.
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Massive power outage impacts nearly 2,000 customers
A power outage in Valley Center was reported. A cause for the outage was not identified. Nearly 2000 customers were hit by the outage. Service was later restored.
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Thousands in Michigan Without Power After Midwest Storms
Severe thunderstorms in northwest Ohio and southern Michigan knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of customers throughout the region. The impact of the storm system extended south into Arkansas, where heavy rainfall and flash flooding swept through the northern part of the state, said Joe Sellers, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Power was restored through some areas a couple of hours later, after the storm knocked out electricity to more than 600,000.
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Massive power outage that left over 3,000 without electricity in US
A squirrel is said to have knocked out the power in Asheville, North Carolina, that left more than 3,000 customers without electricity. The power was up and running after it was restored just a couple of hours later.
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North Longview experienced power outage
According to SWEPCO, approximately 1,437 people were without power. SWEPCO lineman were working to restore power in North Longview. The service was restored a couple of hours later, the cause of the outage is unknown