#poweroutages — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #poweroutages, aggregated by home.social.
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State of emergency declared over flooding in Cape Breton, thousands without power in N.S. – ctvnews.ca
State of emergency declared over flooding in Cape Breton, thousands without power in N.S. ctvnews.caState of emergency declared in…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #CA #Canada #EnvironmentCanada #HighWinds #PowerOutages #RainfallWarning #Weather
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The Guardian: When Memphis went dark, community members brought the light: ‘We keep ourselves safe’
"...In the absence of governmental resources, the organizers relied on skeletal plans and protocols for what to do in rapid response scenarios. They were able to respond to the crisis almost immediately....He went across the city, servicing people without lights. He set generators up for them, running the cord through their homes and explaining to them how to use the machine... he expects communities to come together in times of crisis as those in Memphis did. “We all stick together and make things happen and use our resources, most likely, we can take care of each other with no problem.”..."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/memphis-storm-community
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Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/angela-eagle-uk-stock-up-supplies-el-nino-warning #UK #ElNino #ExtremeWeather #PowerOutages #EmergencyPreparedness #ClimateChange #BigOIlKnew #MakeBigOilPay
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St. George News: 15 calls to 911: Power outage strains emergency services across Washington County
"...While many residents called 911 seeking information about the outage, others needed emergency assistance because of the loss of electricity. Some reported problems with oxygen concentrators, others could not operate electric garage doors and about 10 calls involved people stuck in elevators, ..."
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BBC: Frustration builds in Indiana town struggling without power for 12 days
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Big Island Now: Frustration grows as 10,000 plus Hawaiian Electric customers reach a week without power, answers
Currently, about 11,290 Hawaiian Electric customers without power, including 9,300 in Puna and 1,300 in Kaʻū, the areas likely to be impacted the most in the state by approaching Tropical Storm Moke.
#poweroutages #HurricaneLala #HIwx #disasters #disasterrecovery
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/376048/ Drone strike in western Libya torches power substation #AbdulHamidDbeibah #EnergyIndustry #GEAerospace #GeneralNews #HAKANFİDAN #KhalifaHifter #Libya #LibyaGovernment #MilitaryAndDefense #MohamedBahroun #MohammadYounesMenfi #politics #PowerOutages #Tripoli #turkey #utilities #WorldNews
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Deaths reported as severe storms unleash tornadoes, flash flooding in Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) — First…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Chicago #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Floods #Generalnews #ILStateWire #Illinois #INStateWire #Indiana #Kentucky #KerryHourigan #KYStateWire #MIStateWire #Michigan #MikeDeWine #OHStateWire #Ohio #PAStateWire #Pennsylvania #PowerOutages #ScottBaker #Storms #Tornadoes #U.S.news #UnitedStates #Us #USA #Weather #WestVirginia #WVStateWire
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Within 4 years, #ai #data centres will be responsible for up to 17% of #electricity consumption in the u.s., according to a forecast by the Electric Power Research Institute.
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Interesting, power outage at one of my workplaces was caused by an owl landing on a power line. 😬 RIP owl. #poweroutages
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KCLU: Thousands of power customers in Santa Barbara County face potential safety blackouts
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/352137/ Libya energy complex stormed during anti-government demonstrations #AbdulHamidDbeibah #EnergyIndustry #GeneralNews #KhalifaHifter #LaborUnions #Libya #LibyaGovernment #MilitaryAndDefense #OilAndGasIndustry #OsamaHammad #PoliticalAndCivilUnrest #PowerOutages #ProtestsAndDemonstrations #RebellionsAndUprisings #Tripoli #utilities #WorldNews
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Moscow Oblast industrial plant struck by Ukrainian drones, blackout in occupied Crimea . . . . . Ukraine's military intelligence names Russian unit behind deadly jet-powered drone strike on Chernihiv supermarket . . . . . Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland are rising. Disinformation fuels the flames . . . . . The international community should provide more support for Ukraine's cultural sector . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/07/tuesday-july-28-2026/
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Reuters: US Energy Department orders more power resources for western electric grid
"...July 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department on Sunday issued an emergency order authorizing the grid operator serving parts of 17 states to deploy idle power sources to help prevent heat wave blackouts.
The order directed grid operator Southwest Power Pool to dispatch generation units as needed to maintain reliability for a territory that is home to 20 million people and stretches from North Dakota to Louisiana...." -
Al Jazeera: Protests erupt in Libya’s Tripoli as anger grows over power cuts
#heatwaves #poweroutages #civilunrest #climateemergency #libya
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Libya Herald: Demonstrations, roadblocks spread across western Libya - mirroring increasing summer temperatures & worsening power cuts (July 27, 2026)
"...Demonstrations and roadblocks spread across western Libya Saturday and Sunday seemingly mirroring the increasing summer temperatures and the frequency and length of the ongoing power cuts...."
#heatwaves #poweroutages #civilunrest #libya #climateemergency
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Tunisia 7/24/26
EuroNews: "....worst infrastructure crisis in memory, with between 150 and 200 people reported dead since power cuts began more than a week ago during an exceptional heatwave that has also brought severe water shortages.
The death toll was reported by the Organisation of Young Doctors in Tunisia. The Tunisian authorities have not confirmed or responded to those figures. ..."
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BBC: Goose causes power cut to hundreds of homes
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Michigan Public Service Commission: MPSC expands transparent public access to detailed utility performance data. “The new application allows a ZIP Code-level view of reliability data for Michigan’s two largest electric utilities, DTE Electric Co. and Consumers Energy Co., which combined serve more than 80% of Michigan customers.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/09/michigan-public-service-commission-mpsc-expands-transparent-public-access-to-detailed-utility-performance-data/ -
Wow... quite the number of power outages. Hope these are not combined with heat. #heatwave #poweroutages
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Salt Lake Tribune: ‘Last resort’ power shut-offs leave Utah communities without electricity amid raging wildfires
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/06/27/utah-wildfires-prompt-power-shut/
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BBC: Power outages hit France as record heatwave set to peak
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Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Analysis: Russia breaks into Kostiantynivka, opening battle for Donbas fortress belt . . . . . Regions across Russia impose gasoline sales restrictions as Ukrainian strikes deepen fuel crisis . . . . . Ukraine destroys key logistics bridge in Crimea, hits over 60 Russian military targets overnight . . . . . Russia working to stop Ukraine's EU accession, report find . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/wednesday-june-24-2026/
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Power outages hit Crimea, officials urge residents to reduce electricity use
Ukrainian drones cut off the power in Crimea
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/power-outages-hit-crimea-officials-urge-residents-1782041718.html
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #logistics #PowerOutages #Power #Crimea #occupied #peninsula #Sevastopol #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Investigation: Unmasking the anonymous hosts of 'Russians with Attitude,' a pro-war podcast popular with US far-right -- Novorossiysk port on fire again as Ukrainian strike campaign on Russian oil export infrastructure continues -- As Russian attacks on Ukraine's railways intensify, passenger trains now targets for drones -- Serbia sees no Ukraine trace in alleged gas sabotage plot after Hungary hints at Kyiv's involvement ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/tuesday-april-7-2026/
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Friday, February 20, 2026
Russia publicly pitches $14 trillion economic deal [bribe?] to Trump tied to lifting US sanctions -- Ready to fight: Baltics face NATO fragility fears in the age of Trump -- US reportedly presses allies to block Ukraine from full participation at NATO summit -- He just wanted to go home: Brazilian recruit’s death in Ukraine points to torture, abuse in foreign fighter unit ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/friday-february-20-2026/
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“County officials update their website with road closures right away, but map apps like #Waze and #GoogleMaps rely on user input and might be a little slower to reflect reality on the road.”—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/it-s-just-a-normal-winter-day-with-a-reminder-that-the-weather-is-humbling/article_73ab51ed-cdc2-4109-8ff9-51dda7ab1944.html#tncms-source=mosaic
#RoadClosures #Weather #CAwx #RoadConditions #MontereyCounty #rain #flooding #wind #PowerOutages #storm #Hwy1 #BigSur #CaliforniaHighways
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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Russian officials call for more powerful weapons to attack Ukraine as temperatures drop -- "Russians are to blame," Moldovans react to mass power outage after Moldova-Ukraine line malfunction -- Meet Olha Kobylianska, the Ukrainian author who redefined women’s freedom -- Poland closes airspace after Belarusian balloon incursion ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/sunday-february-1-2026/
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#Waymo, an Alphabet-owned company, paused its #driverless #ridehailservice in #SanFrancisco due to widespread #poweroutages caused by a substation fire. The outages, affecting around 130,000 customers, led to Waymo vehicles being stalled in traffic. While Waymo’s technology is designed to handle non-functional traffic signals, the scale of the outage caused delays. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/21/waymo-robotaxi-san-francisco-blackout.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Putin demands Ukrainian troops withdraw before ceasefire, as Witkoff set to visit Moscow -- In bomb-shelter classrooms, Ukrainian university students turn to weapons engineering -- US to discuss Ukraine security guarantees AFTER peace deal signed, Rubio tells allies -- Occupation authorities to send 400 Ukrainian children to Russia for mandatory 'exchange' program ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/friday-november-28-2025/
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Putin demands Ukrainian troops withdraw before ceasefire, as Witkoff set to visit Moscow -- In bomb-shelter classrooms, Ukrainian university students turn to weapons engineering -- US to discuss Ukraine security guarantees AFTER peace deal signed, Rubio tells allies -- Occupation authorities to send 400 Ukrainian children to Russia for mandatory 'exchange' program ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/friday-november-28-2025/
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Putin demands Ukrainian troops withdraw before ceasefire, as Witkoff set to visit Moscow -- In bomb-shelter classrooms, Ukrainian university students turn to weapons engineering -- US to discuss Ukraine security guarantees AFTER peace deal signed, Rubio tells allies -- Occupation authorities to send 400 Ukrainian children to Russia for mandatory 'exchange' program ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/friday-november-28-2025/
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Putin demands Ukrainian troops withdraw before ceasefire, as Witkoff set to visit Moscow -- In bomb-shelter classrooms, Ukrainian university students turn to weapons engineering -- US to discuss Ukraine security guarantees AFTER peace deal signed, Rubio tells allies -- Occupation authorities to send 400 Ukrainian children to Russia for mandatory 'exchange' program ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/friday-november-28-2025/
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Putin demands Ukrainian troops withdraw before ceasefire, as Witkoff set to visit Moscow -- In bomb-shelter classrooms, Ukrainian university students turn to weapons engineering -- US to discuss Ukraine security guarantees AFTER peace deal signed, Rubio tells allies -- Occupation authorities to send 400 Ukrainian children to Russia for mandatory 'exchange' program ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/friday-november-28-2025/
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Friday, October 31, 2025
Video shows Russian drone hitting Sumy gas station; 4 injured, including journalist -- Vile attack: Emergency power outages across Ukraine as Russia targets thermal power plants in mass missile, drone strike -- Putin's pressure campaign on Trump exposes Kremlin's limits -- After US sanctions, Lukoil to sell assets to firm founded by Putin ally ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/10/friday-october-31-2025/
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Many Houston-area residents were caught off guard by Thursday night's storms. There was a similar sense of surprise Friday as Houstonians surveyed the impacts and reflected on what had happened.
#HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Weather #DowntownHouston #HoustonWeather #PowerOutages #SevereWeatherInHouston #TornadoInHouston
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Protecting The Texas Power Grid From Tropical Cyclones - Increasing Resilience By Protecting Critical Lines
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.13793 <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ERCOT #Texas #infrastructure #powersupply #powergrid #powergrids #electricnetwork #extremeweather #climatechange #cyclone #tropicalcyclones #mitigation #risk #hazard #electricalsecurity #energysupply #energysecurity #poweroutages #poweroutage #USA #globalwarming #model #modeling #probability #probabilistic #wind #failure #transmissionlines #transmissionlines #hurricanes #supplyfailures #supplyshortages #outages