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Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening?

10:34am October 19, 2024

Cuba's power grid has ground to a halt for a second time in as many days, leaving 10 million on the island without power and the Caribbean island in a growing sense of crisis.

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Cuba plunged into an island wide blackout as power grid fails

4:04pm October 18, 2024

Cuban government declares an "energy emergency" after the failure of one of its few power plants plunges it into an island wide blackout.

Health & Safety

How to prepare for power outages if your health depends on home medical devices

5:04am July 11, 2024

by Ginny Graves

For most people, power outages are an inconvenience. For those who count on electricity for home medical equipment, they can be a crisis. Here's how to plan ahead for health care needs in a blackout.

Health & Safety

2 dead after plane strikes power line, crashes in lake in western North Carolina, authorities say

8:51pm August 13, 2023

by Associated Press

Two people died Sunday when a small plane struck a power line and crashed into a western North Carolina lake, a city official said.

A woman is lit by sunlight Wednesday while sitting inside a coffee shop in San Francisco. A brutal winter storm knocked out power in California, closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming and prompted more than 1,200 flight cancellations Wednesday — and the worst won't be over for several days.

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A million households have lost power so far as major winter storm blasts the U.S.

1:01pm February 23, 2023

by Roshan Fernandez

A major winter storm is continuing to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions and significant ice from California to the Northeast on Thursday.

An iced over pedestrian walkway is lined by trees that are covered with ice from a few days of sleet and rain, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Dallas.

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Texas ice storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power

11:26pm February 02, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

Over 280,000 customers in the state were without power on Thursday evening. And one major utility service in the state said it did not know when it would be able to restore power.

Health & Safety

Power restored to North Carolina county affected by shooting

8:47am December 08, 2022

by Associated Press

Duke Energy completed repairs Wednesday on electric substation equipment damaged in

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North Carolina blackouts caused by shootings could last days

9:45am December 06, 2022

by Associated Press

Tens of thousands of people are bracing for days without electricity in a North Carolina county where authorities say two power substations were shot up by one or more people with apparent criminal intent.

Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields announced a nighttime curfew for the county after gunfire damaged power substations.

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Someone shot at substations in North Carolina, knocking out power for thousands

6:09pm December 04, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

The authorities are investigating the mass power outage across Moore County as a criminal act after power substations were damaged by gunfire. The county implemented a nighttime curfew.

Volunteers distribute food and water Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Houston. The City of Houston, in collaboration with CrowdSource Rescue, Operation BBQ Relief and the Salvation Army served hot meals to those still impacted by Severe Winter Storm Uri.

Houston is under a boil water notice after the power went out at a purification plant

4:14am November 28, 2022

by Ayana Archie

A power outage at a Houston water plant caused low water pressure across the city. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said he believes the water is safe, but is waiting on confirmation from the state.