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Severe energy crisis paralyzes Ecuador for two days
Severe energy crisis paralyzes Ecuador for two days President Daniel Noboa has suspended work and school on Thursday and Friday, and accuses the outgoing energy minister of having hidden the problem A student reads a text by candlelight in Quito, Ecuador, on April 17, 2024.JOSÉ JÁCOME (EFE) Ecuador is in the dark. Not only because […]
Power Blackout Risks Loom For Quarter Of All Americans
Power Blackout Risks Loom For Quarter Of All Americans The US heating season has officially begun, and new warnings show that a quarter of all Americans could experience energy emergencies this winter if temperatures fall below average due to tight fossil fuel supplies. Power grids from the Great Lakes to Louisiana, New England, Carolinas, and […]
Power Grid Collapse In Bangladesh Leaves 140 Million People In Dark
Power Grid Collapse In Bangladesh Leaves 140 Million People In Dark Bangladesh’s national power grid collapsed Tuesday afternoon, plunging 140 million people, or nearly everyone in the country, into darkness, AFP reported. Reuters spoke with officials at the state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board, who said power transmission failed in the eastern part of the country and […]
Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Was Cut From Power Grid For 1st Time In History
Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Was Cut From Power Grid For 1st Time In History Things have gone from bad to worse at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, with the looming scenario of much of Ukraine facing a giant blackout. “The last two working reactors at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were disconnected from Ukraine’s electricity […]
“Island-Wide Blackout” Strikes Puerto Rico After Major Power Station Erupts In Flames
“Island-Wide Blackout” Strikes Puerto Rico After Major Power Station Erupts In Flames Puerto Rico’s power grid was hit by a devastating fire at one of the largest power plants on the island that triggered widespread blackouts, according to Bloomberg. On Wednesday night, the outage began when a fire broke out at the Costa Sur power plant […]
The Texas Electric Grid Failure Was a Warm-up
The Texas Electric Grid Failure Was a Warm-up One year after the deadly blackout, officials have done little to prevent the next one—which could be far worse. Anthony Mecke had drifted to sleep in the break room when a loud knock roused him at 1:23 a.m. “We just got the call,” a coworker said. Mecke, […]
Blackout Warning For Delhi If Coal Supply Not Restored In 2 Days
Blackout Warning For Delhi If Coal Supply Not Restored In 2 Days Over half of India’s 135 coal-fired power plants, which in total supply around 70 per cent of the country’s electricity, have fuel stocks of less than three days Power Crisis: Coal-fired power plants are facing shortage of coal There could be a blackout […]
Nationwide Blackout Hits Syria After Gas Pipeline Bombed
Nationwide Blackout Hits Syria After Gas Pipeline Bombed A blackout has reportedly plunged all of Syria into darkness Friday into Saturday, with Syria’s state-run SANA announcing the nationwide power outage is due to an attack on a gas site and pipeline in southern Damascus. Into the overnight hours, electricity reportedly returned to much of the capital of Damascus, […]
Triple-Digit Heat Dome Bakes Pacific Northwest, Triggers First Blackout
Triple-Digit Heat Dome Bakes Pacific Northwest, Triggers First Blackout The Pacific Northwest is experiencing a multi-day heat wave that we said last week would be “historic.” The unrelenting triple-digit temperatures shattered records across the region and have stressed out power grids where rolling blackouts have been reported. Bloomberg reports Avista Corporation, which supplies electricity to 340,000 […]
10 Blackout-Proof Preps You Need To Get Through Extreme Weather Emergencies
10 Blackout-Proof Preps You Need To Get Through Extreme Weather Emergencies Generally speaking, the American lifestyle is largely dependent upon the power grid. And when the grid goes down during the hottest times of the year, our eyes are opened to the need to have essential off-grid preps to survive. A sweltering heat wave that […]
“It’s Not Sustainable:” PG&E Rolling Blackouts To Hit 181,000 Customers Wednesday
“It’s Not Sustainable:” PG&E Rolling Blackouts To Hit 181,000 Customers Wednesday Seriously, every time the wind blows in California, it transforms into a third world country with rolling blackouts. And if you’ve ever been to let’s say South America where this happens frequently, it’s not a pleasant thing to experience. So Californians will get another […]
PG&E’s Rolling Blackouts Could Leave 1.8 Million Californians Without Power
PG&E’s Rolling Blackouts Could Leave 1.8 Million Californians Without Power Parts of California are seriously starting to behave like a third world country. No, we’re not talking about the poop, homeless, and opioid crisis on the streets of San Francisco, we’re talking about rolling blackouts from the state’s electric company, PG&E Corp. The next round of blackouts […]
California Hit By Dual Shock: LA Gas Prices Spike Above $5 As Residents Learn Solar Panels Don’t Work In Blackouts
California Hit By Dual Shock: LA Gas Prices Spike Above $5 As Residents Learn Solar Panels Don’t Work In Blackouts Millions of Californians may have just suffered an unprecedented, induced blackout by the state’s largest (and bankrupt) utility, PG&E, just so it isn’t blamed for starting even more fires causing it to go even more […]
A Large Solar Storm Will Hit Earth On July 31 Or August 1 At The Same Time That The “Black Supermoon” Happens
A Large Solar Storm Will Hit Earth On July 31 Or August 1 At The Same Time That The “Black Supermoon” Happens An absolutely massive hole has formed in the upper atmosphere of the Sun, and our planet will align with that hole later this week. Once the alignment happens, Earth will be bombarded by […]
Juan Guaidó Confesses Being Behind the Sabotage of Venezuela’s Electric System
Juan Guaidó Confesses Being Behind the Sabotage of Venezuela’s Electric System Translated from the Spanish by Global Research. “A confession from [America’s] puppet pointing to evidence,” said journalist Gustavo Villapol Wednesday, noting that the deputy of the National Assembly in contempt Juan Guaidó confessed to be behind the attacks perpetrated against the National Electric Service (SEN) that […]
