Millions in California Face Days in the Dark Even as Winds Slow October 11, 2019 By Mark Chediak and David R. Baker Winds are dying down. Utility giant PG&E Corp. has begun inspecting lines. And yet an unprecedented blackout that has taken...
PG&E Cuts Power to Half a Million in California on Fire Risk October 9, 2019 By David R. Baker, Mark Chediak and Jeffrey Taylor PG&E Corp., the California utility giant forced into bankruptcy by devastating wildfires, has cut power to 513,000 customers in the...
Residents Seek Backup Power as Storms, Fires Cause Blackouts September 19, 2019 By Cathy Bussewitz NEW YORK — Climate change has led to deadlier wildfire seasons in the American West and more severe hurricanes and...
Thousands Left in the Dark During NYC Power Outage July 15, 2019 NEW YORK — On the anniversary of a 1977 blackout that left most of New York City without power, a...
Extreme Solar Storm-Induced Blackouts May Cost U.S. More Than $40B Daily January 20, 2017 The daily U.S. economic cost from solar storm-induced electricity blackouts could be in the tens of billions of dollars, with...
Lousiana Board Says Recent Work Not Related to Superbowl Game Outage February 5, 2013 A lawyer for the state board that oversees the Superdome says Sunday night’s power outage during the Super Bowl does...