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South Africa’s Energy Crisis Could Spark A Political And Economic Disaster
South Africa’s Energy Crisis Could Spark A Political And Economic Disaster Eskom is operating at 50% capacity with rolling blackouts that are causing civil unrest and economic hardship. An international aid package worth $8.5 billion is being put together by the U.S. and Europe to help fund South Africa’s green energy transition. The dismal track […]
Finland Braces For Rolling Blackouts This Winter
Finland Braces For Rolling Blackouts This Winter Finnish grid operator warns of rolling blackouts this winter. Gazprom stopped in May all gas deliveries to Finland. Norway is considering limiting its electricity exports. Finland should be prepared for possible power outages this winter in case of shortfalls in electricity supply, the Finnish grid operator said on Tuesday, in […]
One Billion People At Risk Of Power Blackouts As Global Grids Stretched
One Billion People At Risk Of Power Blackouts As Global Grids Stretched This summer, power grids worldwide won’t produce enough electricity to meet the soaring demand, threatening more than one billion people with rolling blackouts. Grids are stretched thin by fossil fuel shortages, drought and heatwaves, commodity disruptions and soaring prices due to the war […]
Rolling Blackouts Spread Across Europe Amid Energy Crisis
Rolling Blackouts Spread Across Europe Amid Energy Crisis Europe’s energy crisis worsened this week when Kosovo introduced rolling blackouts to most of its two million citizens, according to Bloomberg. On Thursday, the Kosovo Energy Distribution Services (KEDS) announced rolling two-hour power blackouts for 2 million people due to an “overload” of its electrical grid. KEDS asked […]
India Faces Rolling Blackouts As Coal Shortage Forces Power Plants To Adopt Emergency Measures
India Faces Rolling Blackouts As Coal Shortage Forces Power Plants To Adopt Emergency Measures Due to a combination of factors – including environmentalists’ push for “green” energy like wind and solar, plus the COVID-inspired collapse in global supply chains leaving countries around the world desperate for badly needed energy supplies (from LNG to coal to […]
‘Grid Chaos’ Sparks Massive Rolling Blackouts Across Texas
‘Grid Chaos’ Sparks Massive Rolling Blackouts Across Texas Rolling power outages are in effect across the state of Texas as the polar vortex split has poured some of the coldest air ever into the central US. There are nearly 2 million Texan customers without power as of Monday morning. Texas power grid operator ERCOT warned […]
California’s Renewable Energy Conundrum
California’s Renewable Energy Conundrum Amid a heatwave in the West, the largest U.S. solar state, California, is grappling with power issues and with keeping its electricity grid stable as demand exceeds supply. And in a looming renewable future, those power disruptions just might be a sign of things to come. California energy consumers were warned of rolling […]
Rolling Blackouts, Prolonged Heatwave, And ‘Fire-nados’ Sends California To The Brink
Rolling Blackouts, Prolonged Heatwave, And ‘Fire-nados’ Sends California To The Brink Californians flocked to beaches, recreation areas, and lakes this past weekend to seek relief from one of the most extreme heat waves in a generation, straining the state’s power grid to the brink of collapse, reported Bloomberg. The heatwave brought triple-digit temperatures to […]
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 […]
California Forced Into Rolling Blackouts As Heatwave Sparks First “Stage 3” Energy Crisis In 20 Years
California Forced Into Rolling Blackouts As Heatwave Sparks First “Stage 3” Energy Crisis In 20 Years While the rest of the country was distracted by the stimulus talks and the ongoing coronavirus situation, another deadly wildfire season has begun in California. And with the state’s prison population in the grips of an uncontrolled outbreak that […]
How to Deal with Rolling Blackouts: Notes from South Africa
How to Deal with Rolling Blackouts: Notes from South Africa Editor’s note: By now, just about everyone has heard about the difficulties occurring in South Africa. The violence is palpable, the corruption is an everyday fact, and utilities such as water and electricity are no longer a given. Not only that, but the cost of these utilities has […]
“This Did Not Go Well” – PG&E’s Rolling Blackout Sparked Chaos In Bay Area
“This Did Not Go Well” – PG&E’s Rolling Blackout Sparked Chaos In Bay Area Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) historic blackout plunging hundreds of thousands of customers into darkness last week was a massive communication breakdown that sparked criticism over the two-day blackout that was designed to avoid wildfires, reported The New York Times. PG&E officials said […]
What Preppers Can Learn from Cape Town, Where Residents Live on 13 Gallons of Water Per Person Per Day
What Preppers Can Learn from Cape Town, Where Residents Live on 13 Gallons of Water Per Person Per Day Living in Cape Town South Africa, after we have gained experience with rolling blackouts, our city (and surrounds) ran out of water … a first-world major metropolis ran out of water. This is my summation of […]
