Category: power outages

Judge Bans ‘Cowboys for Trump’ Founder From Holding Office; CA Facing Power Outages Amid Heat Wave | NTD Evening News

A New Mexico judge on Sept. 6 barred county official Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, from seeking or holding state or federal office. The state’s largest utility company in California is reporting widespread power outages amid high temperatures. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My…


Thousands of Homes in Sydney Plunged Into Darkness As Energy Shortage Plagues Australia

Thousands of homes on Australia’s east coast were plunged into darkness on Monday as electricity suppliers struggled to meet demand as the country teeters on the edge of an energy shortage. On Monday night, multiple areas in Sydney’s north and along the affluent Northern Beaches were sent into darkness, after the energy market operator warned…


Metallic Balloons Can Cause Power Outages: SCE Warns Amid Graduation Season

Schools are in full swing celebrating the graduation season, but Southern California Edison (SCE) is telling people to not turn the celebration into a blast—with metallic balloon-caused power outages. Over the last five years, May and June—the graduation months—have statistically made up almost a third of foil balloon outages each year, according to the utility…


Metallic Balloons Can Cause Power Outages: Edison Warns Amid Graduation Season

Schools are in full swing celebrating the graduation season, but Southern California Edison is telling people to not turn the celebration into a blast—with metallic balloon-caused power outages. Over the last five years, May and June—the graduation months—have statistically made up almost a third of foil balloon outages each year, according to the utility company….


John Robson: On Power Outages and Politicians’ Complacent Mindset That Nothing Serious Can Go Wrong

Commentary Decades ago, I backpacked to exotic places where things were very different. For instance the electricity might work intermittently, and accountability not at all. But now that globalization has created a far more homogeneous world, culturally and technologically, um, they don’t work here either. Last winter I complained on Twitter, so I deserved whatever…


At Least Five Dead, Thousands Without Power After Storm

As many as five people are dead and tens of thousands remain without power following a fierce storm that swept across Ontario and Quebec. Gatineau police said a 51-year-old woman died when the boat she was in capsized in the Ottawa River near Masson-Angers, Que. during Saturday’s storm. Ontario Provincial Police said a 44-year-old man…


Hydro One Has Restored Power to 257K Ontario Homes After Heavy Snow, Wind

Power continues to be restored in Ontario following outages caused by heavy snow and strong winds across the province in recent days, says Hydro One. As of April 17, power has been restored to more than 257,000 customers after consecutive storms brought heavy snow to northern Ontario on April 14 and high winds to other…


Power Restored to 257K Ontario Homes After Heavy Snow, Wind

Power continues to be restored in Ontario following outages caused by heavy snow and strong winds across the province in recent days, says Hydro One. As of April 17, power has been restored to more than 257,000 customers after consecutive storms brought heavy snow to northern Ontario on April 14 and high winds to other…


350 Million People Impacted by Global Power Outages: Report

Significant power outages in 2021 affected around 350 million people, or 4 percent of the world’s population, according to a new study. In a report titled “Are We Entering an Age of Increasing Power Supply Disruptions?” IHS Markit discovered that extreme weather events and energy transition trends eroded reliability and disrupted some of the world’s…


More than 4,000 Residents Without Power in San Diego County

SAN DIEGO—Nearly 4,500 residents in San Diego County are still without power on Nov. 26, following a planned power outage started on Thanksgiving Day to prevent wildfires. During high winds, public safety power shutoffs are a way to reduce the risk of fires sparking from defective or damaged equipment. While the mountain and valley areas remain…