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Cranbrook, B.C. Hospital Power Problems
Wash D.C.: power outages downtown
Power outage causes near-panic
Power Outage Hits Burbank
NY: Impact of attacks on electricity demand
Nevada Power says 25 percent rate increase possible
A capital of manhole explosions
Squirrel Knocks Power Out In Idaho Falls
U.S./California: History of the "all electric home"
U.S.: Power Grid Vulnerable to Hackers (LA Times)
Computer glitch leads to high power prices in Texas
MA: Menino blasts extended blackout
Couple spar with PG&E over high cost of feeding home's solar energy onto grid
Norway: Soaring electricity prices give users a jolt
OK - Snake causes power outage
VT - Fire reported, noises heard at BF substation
Michigan:11,000 in the dark due to transformer explosions
Seattle joins the flying manhole cover club
NYC: Sections of City Go Dark
Ohio Power failure cuts water for 30,000
Record heat causes record power output in Japan
CA: San Jacinto outage hits 2,000 customers
San Diego CA: transformer blows at sports stadium
Savannah loses power
Nevada Power left Needles in the dark
Maryland: Pepco Fire Knocks Out Power in Pr. George's Co.
Calif. caves in to heat, humidity
CA: State grid operator behind plant's output swings
BBC Power Failure
PA: GPU customers hit with outage
Brooklyn Blacks Out
WA: Bonneville Power deals to buy back energy
Calgary/Strathmore: Downed Power Line Kills Cattle
Philippines suffers power outages
Hydro out in downtown Toronto
Power outage linked to squirrel terrorist group
The PA squirrels attack again
Flying manholes cause headaches in U.S. capital
Power failure darkens downtown St. Paul
BBB warns of electricity scam spreading in the Texas Permian Basin
FL - Squirrel cuts power with live wire act
FL - FPL May Have Fix for Power Short-Outs Caused by Bird Droppings
Power outage delays flights in Houston
Nosedive in CA electricity prices=Less Blackouts
Afternoon power failure hits 8,900 in Tuscon midtown area
Vladivostok: no power
NC: Equipment failure douses lights uptown
Power glitch hits Disneyland, sumo
Texans use food-style labels to buy power
Mass: Power failure hits city
Iran: Unexplained Power Outage
Pacific NW River Forecast
Power Plant Explosion in Rockland County
MS: Substation failure knocks out power
PA: Consumers have the power to choose power, but few taking advantage
MANY NUCLEAR PLANTS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE OR REFUELING
AZ: Circuit breaker causes six-hour blackout
Pennsylvania: the electricity deregulation blues
FL - Power outage hits Edgewater residents
NM - Transformer malfunction leaves third of city in dark
Power outage rattles St. Joe
Power outage Dearborn, Mich
MI - Power line failure causes area outages
IA - Raccoon causes industrial power outage
CA: Cities Prepare to Cope With Blackouts
CA - L.A. Metrorail Green Line Shut Down
AR - Squirrel damaged switch at Harrison West substation
CA load spike
Texas May Supply Mexico with Electricity
The Top 10 Signs Your Neighbor is Using Too Much Electricity
CA: Geothermal plants find natural steam source running out
WA: Energy savers could collect cash benefits
CA ISO Off the charts - Load spike
WA: BPA planning to idle smelters
ISO Site Confirms 55% to 67% UNPLANNED OUTAGES!
Residents Are Fuming at Edison After Power Surge Zaps Appliances
Philippines Capital Hit By Power Outage
WA: Widespread outage causes thousands to lose power
CA ISO table of alerts and warnings
C A: Schools and Businesses Seek Ways to Save Energy
New York City Faces Summer Energy Shortage
CO: Summit gets line on state power needs
Australia: NIMBY solution--flying power plants
Small power generators may force Edison bankruptcy next week
Flint: Outage leaves 4,200 without power
Humor: A Californy Light Bulb
NY: International Paper to Sell Hydroelectric Project
AL: Turbine bearing on power outage?
Nigeria: people struggle as electricity is barely on
WI: Backyard turbine permits get another twirl
SA: Power cuts delay Aids drugs trial
Wisconsin Electricity shortage
Blast from the past: THE 100 DAY REPORT
North American Power Grid Desperately Needs Upgrading
Cal-ISO down to stage 1
Another Leak at Indian Point
Research predicts big summer power woes
New Mexico Senate Delays Deregulation of Electricity Until 2007
CO: Xcel cuts off more customers this winter because of unpaid bills
Nuclear power makes a comeback
more on grid deregulation
Alberta: Electrical Deregulation in Election Campaign
Cal-ISO down to stage 2
Judge keeps California in power (update)
PG&E gets OK for path 15 expansion
Pennsylvania thrives while California struggles
PA:Power Outrage
Western power grid stretches from Canada to Mexico, Pacific to Rockies
Alberta: All's Well--(except for those silent power generators)
Kenyans Can Feel Californians' Power Agony
Coping Without Electricity in California's E-World
Power shortfall threatens New York City economy--study
WA - Airport outage caused by host of woes
Importance Of Independent Power Generators Growing
California power: Ignorance is bliss?
Russians Rue Cold, Lack of Services
Utilities Reaching Limit of Days They Can Interrupt Companies' Power
Utilities watch Western grid
Ontario: Power Crisis Feared
OT:What really happened at Three Mile Island power plant
Long Island, N. Y. : LIPA Threatens Power Problems
Quebec: Lights Go Out
No power plants in my backyard part 2
Power failure throws Vancouver into darkness
OR - Power outage a mystery
Idaho Power predicts water woes
Will California's power struggle come to Canada?
Ten generators to help New York City in hot summer getting heat
CALIFORNIA ISO DECLARED STAGE THREE EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT
Underground Explosion Disrupts Midtown
CA - STAGE 3 EMERGENCY NOTICE Effective 01/11/2001 at 08:50
Power still out in Northeast Texas
NW Region on edge of energy crisis
CA - STAGE 2 EMERGENCY NOTICE Effective 01/10/2001 at 15:30
Calif. Power Officials Declare Heightened Alert
FL - Rodent blamed in outage
IN - AEP thinking upgrades agter Monday's outages
India: Massive power cut hits millions, cause unknown
Brownout hits area around Joliet mall
CA - Power out at L.A. Zoo
WA - KIRKLAND: Underground cable equipment fails; knocks out power
HI - Generator trips off line
S AFRICA - Radio failure slows Flying Squad
NYC installing ten temporary generators to meet power needs next summer
Oregon Electricity users could pay 15% more
Power cut hits 6 Taiwan-listed chip firms
Iran Evacuating Villages Near Nuke Plant
Wall St. Reprieve: Everyone's in the Tussle Over the Price of Power
Enmax, Fording Look Into Coal-Fired Generator
Calgary: Soaring Electricity Costs Force Layoffs at Foundry
PA - Power outage hits Erie, Millcreek
FL - Faulty Generator Up and Running
Australia Power cut blocks emergency calls
Transmission Outage Limits Power to Northern California
AK - Outage blamed on faulty breaker
CANADA - Kanata residents left in the dark
MA - Outage hits Chelsea, E. Boston
California Kern County outages would be random
WV - Electricity restored for 11,000 Second recent outage for Putnam
VA - North Stafford outage blamed on insulator
Mass Regulators Okay Electricity Rate Hike for 4 Utilities
CA - Power outage leaves parts of Merced dark
DC: Can Electric Crisis Repeat Itself Here? We May Find Out Soon
California Governor seeks caps, refunds on electricity
CO: Outage halts DIA trains for 19 minutes
How Californias troubled electric system was created
Tanzania Eyes SADC For Power Imports
OK - Edmond residents lose power for more than hour
Alberta Government to Cap Power Rates
NERC forecasts electric system reliable for winter 2000-2001
CA - Outage darkens playhouse, UCSD
California PUC claims $4 billion in overcharges
California Law Shows How Not to Structure Utility Deregulation
US Energy Sec. Richardson proposes Western region rate cap
AES shuts down 2,000 Mw in California until June 2001
WA: City Light warns usage cuts, blackouts possible
Alberta: Power Industry Price Fixing Allegations
California Utility's Rate Plan
PG&E files to raise electricity rates by 16.5 pct
Winter: OPEC stand drives up oil prices
Honolulu Electricity fails second time in two days
HI - Electrical outage hits Makiki to Ala Moana
Power plants electronic systems 'like sieves'
Electricity Problems Disrupt Eurostar Trains
Georgians Protest Power Outages
California Governor Seeks Price Controls on Electricity
Energy Crisis Threatens Taiwan's Chipmakers
IA - W.B.power outage spoils food, slows traffic
CA - A Voltage Surge Causes A Brief Evacuation
RI - Lights out in Seekonk after car hits pole, knocks out power
NE - Electrical mishap leaves 2,000 without power
Norway: Generator fails to back up train service
PG&E files for right to recover power costs
Midwest U.S.--merger of electricity transmission systems?
AZ - Phone outage leaves Drexel Heights area without working lines
Nearly 40 percent of Serbia without electricity
CA - Edison substation fire creates outages
IL - Suit says rats at CHA caused blast, injuries
CA - Edison substation fire creates outages
WY - Vandalism compounded by a snowstorm led to a power outage
Fire at Edison Electrical Generation Plant
OH: Blackout hits Warren, Butler
Seattle Here'S Why Your Electric Bill Goes Up
PG&E plan blasted by judge
CA - Power outage hits Santa Rosa
Scrutiny starts as California energy companies report record profits
Regulators warn of possible 'voltage collapse' in Dallas-Fort Worth
PG&E Taking a hard line with ratepayers
Illegal power grabs: Costly, deadly
About 72,000 customers lose power in San Francisco
72,000 customers lose power in San Francisco
Michigan Electrical problems hit Washtenaw, Livingston
Mail rerouted to other plants after outage in San Francisco
Israel: A double-edged electric switch
Mass:Electric companies raise rates
AK - Balloon causes power outage, snarls traffic
SDG&E, Cal-ISO Ask FERC to Take Over
Power Hungry
The Cost to Connect: Are Transmission Owners Penalizing Generators?
UK - Airport Blackout leaves thousands in dark
U.S. High-Tech Firms Try to Avert Next Blackouts
Hydro-Quebec cuts U.S. power sales to meet rising demand
California power grid chief offers plan to stabilize electric market
Power breakdown hits Luzon, Metro Manila
Report: Plant outage raised power costs for all New Yorkers
OH - FirstEnergy denies causing damage in surge
SF: BART service halted due to electrical outage
Shocker: Electric crisis to repeat says energy expert
NY:Problem with power substation in Central Islip causes outage
U.S. tells California Not to Count on Cheap Federal Power
Texas County suffers 2nd blackout
Bonneville Power Allocation to Hit Aluminum Firms
CA 3,450 hit by power outage :
Squirrel causes outage
Albania Blacked-Out in Power Crisis
Zambia: High cost of importing diesel causes shortages
Opec split on output increases
MI: Users may flee Detroit utility
Electricity to become biggest gas user
Energy chief: Electricity crisis looms
Alberta Electricity Users Get Rebate
Kenya: National Power Cut Hits Business
KA - KPL outage affects C-J
Probe into Sundays Downtown Chicago Blackout
In new light, the old rules on power rates look better
Transformer Explosion Near Pittsburgh Office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Causes Minimal Damage; Operations Uninterrupted
Is U.S. transmission gridlocked?
Ohio Electric Providers Lie To Residents
Some Power Is Restored in Chicago Following Fire at Electrical Substation
Chicago: Downtown Without Power
Newspaper reports PG&E generating revenue despite high wholesale energy costs
Opening electric industry has Nevadans worried
Global electricity upheaval breeds new elite
Internet Server Bases in Pacific Northwest to Require A Lot of Electricity
Flaws Cited in California Electricity Market
Georgia Power Crashes--Accident at Hydroelectric Power Station
Water, power shortages hit Karachi
RUSSIA - Georgia suffers major power outage
NE - Bad cable leads to downtown power loss
SC - Animal leaves Wade Hampton area in the dark
Peak electricity down for California
Seattle Your light bill may go up -- again -- on Jan. 1
California Power officials seek limit on profits
Mass:Explosion shuts down Ludlow power plant
200 mobile generators may ease California power crunch
Florida: Major Electrical Problems Forces Orange County Courthouse to Close--Cause Unknown, 1000 workers idled
Power outage affected thousands in Seattle area
CA - Outages interrupt debate coverage
Cruise Ship Loses Electricity off Oregon Coast With 1,700 Aboard
California electricity prices to remain high
Area oil reserve is ready to pump
Montreal: Power Outage
Arizona utility wants 25 percent hike in electric rates
Ontario Energy Board rules to stretch electricity rate increases
United Airlines Slammed By Oil
MI: Phone firms put on notice
WA: PUDs rake in millions from power sales
PG&E seeks higher electricity rates
Russian utility company cuts power to border guards
California Electric Utility Seeks to Recoup Costs from Customers
Power deregulation backfires in infancy
Edison unit unable to recover costs
The Net's Power Play
MASS:Transformer explosion cuts power for an hour
NZ:Wide area of Waikato suffers power blackout
California's use of hydropower declining
Senegal, Foreign Partners Terminate Electricity Contract
PG&E says power suppliers take unfair profits
NZ:Hamilton power goes off, on again
NJ:Substation tripped power line
California's Utilities Could Be in Hot Water as Bills Are Due
CA: Stage 2[sic] electricity emergence declared
Wall Street concerned about three major California utilities
America ranks as developing nation in terms of power supply
CA: ISO Orders Utilities to Begin Voluntary Load Shedding
Africa: Mpumalanga's Platteland Towns Face Bankruptcy
Louisiana: Group alleges $570 million overcharge by Entergy
CA - High temperatures may force officials to call stage-3 alert
AUS:High-tech hunger jolts power suppliers
India warned on lack of electricity
California sweating out possibility of electric gap
Spain: More Countries Join European Fuel Price Protests
SA: Hospital covers up fatal blackout
Chicago: Things back to normal downtown
PG&E Presses to End Power Freeze
Venezuelan indians down pylons in Amazon
Moody's Lowers Outlook for California Utilities
King County Residents Face Potential Power Outages
California Independent System Operator STAGE 2 EMERGENCY NOTICE
Chicago transformer fire prompts traffic shutdown
OH: Power outage closes Turfway
Electrical Storm Hits New Economy
UK:Pioneering electricity system faces IT hold-up
Fires, Heatwave Spark California Power Emergency
Twin Cities airport briefly loses power
NERC urges Hastert to call up grid reliability bill
Cleveland: Cable rupture cuts off power on East Side--termed rare incident
San Diego:Power outage hits part of downtown
Montana: Power failure hits Gallatin County
Housston Power Outage Forces Massive Flight Delays
Russia: TROOPS GRAB POWER PLANT
MOSCOW - Power Line Failure
Russia: Power cut to Missile site
20% CON ED $PIKE LEAVES STATE POWERLESS
Utah: Angry power customers descend on city councilman
CA: Power failure risk in San Jose
Electric power shortage may turn into oversupply
CO:More than 19,000 affected by outage
Oil prices surge
MO:Power failure hits downtown Columbia
CA: Power Exchange Complaints Heat Up as Prices Soar
Con Ed Customers Jolted Again as Refunds Delayed
NJ: Conectiv customers lose electricity for 40 minutes
Seatlle:Power demand could lead to surge in rates
UK: Energy supplier goes bust
Texas Electric Use Sets Records
California Power Plants to Shut Down for Maintenance
IN - Two power outages affect thousands of NIPSCO customers
Outage leaves Puerto Rican capital without power
IA - Alliant Energy unsure of power outage cause
Seattle:Internet data gain is a major power drain on local utilities
Electricity costs likely to lengthen Butte mining layoffs
NJ - Power surge zaps emergency lines
The Nigerian economy loses about $1
MA - Two local towns hit by outages
CA - Power outage puts 2,000 in the dark
National Grid to acquire US electricity company
CA: Federal inquiry could zap San Jose power bills
KARACHI: Power failures affect water supply in North Karachi
California Officials push to beef up power grid
Mass: Electric companies seek price increases
Detroit: Blackout stokes bitter feelings
WA: Lawsuit blames death on power outage
AL: Power outage
Texas: Drought could close three power plants
MI: Detroit Imposes Brownout
WI:System disruption causes temporary power outage
OK:Power usage hits all-time high
NY: Satellite System Outage Hits AP
NJ - Two power failures darken 20,000 Jersey City homes
San Diego:Typical electric bill to hit $128 this week
Tahoe:Power goes out at Stateline
CA Charges of Gouging as Power Costs Skyrocket :
Power can't take the strain
California: A short circuit in power puzzle
CA: Power outage hits area again
MASS:Electric hikes coming
Electrical fire closes Mall of Americas
Florida Power & Light $518 Million Behind in Fuel Expense Recovery
Texas Drought hindering electricity production
India: Power thieves use stray dogs to get connected
Anaheim power official says outages still a threat
MI - Electrical Outage Halts Production at Ford Rouge
CA - Anaheim Offical Says Outages Still a Threat
The Power Struggle Part 2
The Power Struggle Part 1
California's Move to Limit Power Rates Hits Resistance
MO:4-hour power outage ascribed to high demands
What's behind the electric power crisis in California?
Nigeria Loses N100bn Monthly to Power Outages
NZ: Consumer Bills Power Co
Bonneville Power announces rate increase
Zambia: ZESCO abandons disconnections
Electricity Is Even More Indispensable
UPDATE - Cut Power Bills...Turn off PC?
OK - Power Surge Traps Riders in Elevators
California Power shortage could be affecting air quality
Venezuela suffers massive, nationwide power failure
Aluminum industry threatened in Northwest
California on brink of power chaos
BANKERS BRACING FOR FUEL CELL COMPANY BOOM
VA - Cut Cable Blamed for Outage
California ISO has asked utilities to shed all of the voluntary load available
MS:Power outage leaves residents without service
Houston power users get 12% jolt to wallets
Electric company under fire for outages in Sioux Falls
California Independent System Operator implementing Stage 2 of the Electrical Emergency Plan Effective 08/15/2000 at 13:00
CA - Power outage affects 5,400
NY - More than 1,000 lose electricity
Boston Power Failure
MS: Substation problems cause
PG&E offers some firms blackout exemptions
Internet Usage Fuels Rise In Natural Gas Prices
CA: Power Failure Affects 4,000 in Simi Valley
Alabama: Cause of power outage probed
CALIFORNIA ISO - STAGE TWO ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY August 11,200, 2000
Deregulation: `Conspiracy or Incompetence'
UK: Independent Energy still fighting billing snag
Power plant fire causes blackouts in St. Louis
TVA Has All-Time Record On Power Demand
Power Lines Melt As Montana Fires Rage
Squirrel - Power fails for about 250 households
NY: Con Ed barred from passing on costs of plant outage
Utah:High Demand Causes Power Problems
India: Major power breakdown hits Sonepat
Traditional Electricity Industry Gets a Jolt
Mexico Faces Chronic Electricity Shortfall
CA: Shoppers routed as power outage hits mall
VA - Outages Blamed on Birds and Animals...
Californians face threat of life without electric juicers
ON HOLD: N.C. cautious on power deregulation
OIL REFINERY SNAGS SHOW STRAIN OF HARD SUMMER RUNS.
MN: Power Outage Strands Valleyfair Patrons
(L. A.) DWP Can Gloat Now, but Nature Will Have Last Laugh
California ISO Pending Notices for 08/04/2000
California Power Crisis Escalates as Plant Fails
Seattle Electricity Rate Hike Expected
DOVER - Bad Connection Causes Power Outage
L. A. Dept. of Water & Power Gets the Last Laugh
CalSO - - STAGE 1 EMERGENCY NOTICE- Effective 08/03/2000 at 11:00
Ca Governors Report Admits Dire State of Utility Situation
CA: Loss of Power Kills Signals, Snarls Traffic
TAHOE - Blown Transformer Fire; Power Outage
California Mulls Electricity Rate Freeze
Short circuit: Electricity deregulation blows a fuse
Power Grid: Antiquated system
Cable Failure Causes California Power Outages
Ca: Power Off Or We'll Do It For You
Cal ISO - STAGE 2 EMERGENCY NOTICE - Effective 08/02/2000 at 12:00
California ISO agrees to lower prices for electricity
California Heat drains water jugs, power reserves
UTAH - Power Update...A Few Problems
Today could break the all-time California record for electricity usage
California Rolling power outages possible
CA - Effective 07/31/2000 at 14:01 - Stage 2 of the Electrical Emergency Plan
California Power Watch Day Declared
LAGOS - NEPA Reads Riot Act to Power Customers
JINJA - Power Station Suffers Fault, Shuts
Finding best power deal is a turnoff
TEXAS - Power Surge Blamed on Lightning
NC - Power Outage; Equipment Failure
Deregulation praised, panned after first year
NY:New Power Plants Are Urged to Avert Shortage
Power dips om Modesto
FL: Airport power failure lasts 2 hours
CA:Consumers Seek Repeal of Utility Deregulation
CA - Voltage dips briefly across Inland areas
Russia: Threaten To Cut Off Transiberian Railway
KS - 82 Min. Outage; Failed Transformer
AFRICA - Power Blackouts Leave 10 Babies Dead
California Electricity rate cap is urged
Georgia: Some southside homes had power outage
California ISO Current Pending Notices (7/28/2000)
UPDATE - Emergency Generators Sent to Mackinac
San Diego Utility rates skyrocket
Feds limit power prices in NE
MO - Growing Vines KO Power
FL - Power Outage Hits Clearwater
MI - Lights Go Out on Tiger Fans; Apparent Sabotage
MA - Beavers' Sweet Tooth Takes Out Power
CA - Mission Valley Outage
IL - More Critter Mania; Animals KO Power Again
THAILAND - Paradise Unplugged; Phuket Blackout
California urges power conservation due heat
Calif. power grid seen keeping up with demand
Electricity Deregulation Causing Sparks In California
Electric Power Crisis in San Diego
Los Angeles:Power Outage Hits Wide Area of Westside
MICHIGAN - Power goes out on Mackinac Island
NAIROBI - Power Crisis in Mombasa Over
OHIO - Raccoon, short in cable cause power failures
KARACHI - Power Shutdown
NORWAY - Brake problems halt Signatur train
MISSISSIPPI - Detention center malfunction prelude to emergency session
Clock ticking on Indiana coal power
CALIFORNIA ISO CALLS STAGE ONE ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY July 24, 2000
RUSSIA - Power Cuts Trigger Mass Protests
OHIO - Racoon, Cable Short Cause Power Failures
California ISO Current Active Notice and Pending Notices (7/24/2000)
TX: Electrical failure forces water conservation:
Kenya: Big power outage; 29 million in dark
Kenya suffers massive power cut
VA - Snake Causes Brief Power Outage
Califorrnia power prices hit the state ceiling
Weekend power outages in SE Texas
ND - Parts of the Dickinson in the dark
AUS: ESSO Australia says oil output back to normal
CALIFORNIA ISO CALLS STAGE ONE ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY July 20, 2000
AL - Overload may have caused power outage
CA: Heat Sparks 'Stage 2' Power Emergency
NJ - Power outages hit areas of Parsippany
VLADIVOSTOK - Power Cuts Caused by Breakdown
California ISO No Touch Day Notification
Turkey: Energy shortage
AZ: Tempe mobile-home residents lose power
CA: Power Outage Hits Laguna Firms, Homes
LAGOS - Nigerians Suffer Nationwide Blackout Again
TX - Equipment Failure Shuts Off Power
MEXICO - Power Outages in Southern Region
Colorado Power outages in Evergreen, Littleton
N. Y. : Power Problem Raises More Questions for Con Ed
Boston: Power outage in the Fenway Park area
IN - Nappanee outage two days in a row
WA: Whoops is gone, but power worries aren't
Soaring bills jolt power industry
NY - 45-Min. Power Loss Hits 2 Queens Nabes
Texas: More power lines needed
New York's Energy Crisis Part 2
RI - Hospital Outages Prompting Mtg
NJ - Fireworks Smoke Blamed for 4th of July Outage
PA: Fire in manhole cuts power downtown
PA - Philly Power Outage; Papers Hit Hard
New York's Energy Crisis
Booming computer firms are running out of power
Detroit Lighting department decision not to reduce electric power put system at risk of collapse.
WI - Power Outage Blamed on Vandal
Power Outage Hits Chicago NW Suburbs
OH: Columbus Power Outages Reported
VA:Power outage hits Southwest Roanoke
CO: Wandering squirrel cuts power
Niagra Power and the power brokers
Ca: Power outage affects 7,500
ATLANTA: 6,000 customers lose electric power
NY: Swath Of Midtown Manhattan Without Cable For 2 Hours
Power Outage Hits 1,300 Customers
AL - Power Failure Huntsville
NY - Power Outage Hits Albany
RI - Pawtucket hospital loses power 35 minutes
Aus: Sydney Airport blackout crisis
Tn:TVA insulator fails
Poor-Quality Coal Brings Massive Russian Power Station to a Halt
NC - Snake disrupts power
Taiwan Power Warns of Rationing
AU - Dramatic Increase in Power Failures Caused by Possums
SC - Brief Power Outage; Cause Unknown
CA:Blown transformer leaves 7,000 without power
Sri Lanka: Power cut imminent
New York Power Outage Sparks Outrage
Nigeria system collapse earlier in the year
NEVADA - Power Outage Hits 5,000 Residents
UTAH - Fire Threatens Power Station; Short Outage
Las Vegas Electricity Cutback Urged
Fire threatens Utah power station
Nothern Nevada Power consumption nears record
Major power breakdown in Karachi
High demand, low supply mean skyrocketing power prices
KARACHI - City Blackout as Line Trips
4 NW generating plants down, prices jump
Cal ISO - STAGE 1 EMERGENCY NOTICE
UK - Blackout Hits Homes
UK - Traders Hit by Power Blackout
NJ - Cable Failure Leaves 6,500 Without Power
UPDATE - ConEd Power Squeeze
RI, Providence - Cable Blamed in Power Outage
Manhattan, NY - Con Ed Has Power Dip
California Power Drained by Heat in Oregon, Arizona
MN - Two Unrelated Power Outages Hit
UPDATE - CA ISO Moves to Stage 2 Emergency at 3:45 P.M.
UPDATE --Cal-ISO Declares Stage I Emergency (CA)
Oklahoma City, OK - Lightning causes first of Edmond blackouts
Power watch declared for New England
Dalton, OH - Widespread power outage cripples businesses and causes traffic problems
CANADA - Port Blackout Costly
WASH - Power Station Failure Forces BPA to Resort to Emergency Buying
Get ready for brownouts
LA - Power Outage Hits Baton Rouge; Cause Sought
PHILADELPHIA: Gas Blows Manhole Cover
NM - PNM Reports Power Outage
PA, Outage Darkens District
AZ, Faulty cable, lightning cut power to area homes
TORONTO - Fires Raise Concerns about Hydro Equipment
Tech Industry Draining California's Power Supply
NIGERIA - 3 Killed, 200 Injured as Students Protest Power Failures
BANGLADESH - Erratic Power Supply Causes Suffering
UPDATE...Power Failure Takes BBC News Off Air
20,000 customers lose power in London
Power outage socks Anchorage International airport
BANGLEDESH - 500 MW Shortage: Low Gas Pressure at Plant Disrupts Production
CHINA - Guangdong Short of Power as Oil Prices Soar
SHARJAH - Power Failure Sends Residents Fleeing
Utility Told to Prepare D.C. Manhole Strategy
PHILIPPINES - Power Crisis Hits Tarlas City
Indianapolis Electric firms brace for peak demand
California power gap hits home
MO - Campus Power Outage...Failed Transformer
Air Conditioners Cause Calif. Energy Troubles
FBI Probes Damaged Power Lines
NJ - Appeals Court Says Power-Outage Victims May Sue GPU Energy
MALLORCA - Major Blackout, 700,00 People Without Electricity
CA: Searing Heat Tests PG&E Limits
Detroit Still Not At Full Power
Power outage on Tuscon Northwest side effects thousands
PG&E to implement rotatin outages for Bay area
Update on Detroit power outage
California power prices surged more than 10-fold
Heatwave forces some power cuts in San Francisco
Mercury rises, sapping California power
San Francisco Power restored after AM outage
Detroit outage Y2K contingency plans went into effect
Major power outage in Detroit
DC Problems
DC - United Still in Dark Over Power Outage
INDIANA - State Aims to Cut Electricity Use
RI - Entire Town Without Power This Morning (Jamestown)
PA Power surge hits residents
Ohio Diesel generators limit brownouts but create smog
RI Power Out For Thousands
RI - 26,000 Lose Power in 3 Cities for an Hour
ComEd says it's ready for heat without outages
Wisonsin:Transformer failure leaves 10,000 powerless
High-Tech Companies Examine Critical Shortage of Power
SANTA DOMINGO - Businesses To Stop Paying Electric Bills
NC - CP&L Detects Problems in Transmission Line
Analysts Blame Uncle Sam, Not OPEC, for High Oil Prices
Colorado Springs Power assured
IL - 24,000 in Oak Park Area Lose Power--COMED Cites Electrical Switch Failure
CO - Computer Glitch Takes Plant Offline for 19 Hours, Strain on Power
MO - Squirrel Causes Morning Outage
Power goes out on Kalamazoo's West Side
Mass: People trapped in elevator by power outage
TX, Computer Glitches & Supplier Problems Delay Power Plant Opening
DC - PEPCO Customers Lose Power
Colorado Basin Record Power Used
British Power Station Makes Juice From Mad Cow Remains
Uganda Power Failure Holds Up 400 Passports
Power cut halts Oslo transport
U. S. - White House Group to Study Risks From Aging Wiring
NJ Power failures accompany spring heat
Transformer Fire Grounds Flights at Boston's Logan Airport
Russia navy base uses nuclear subs for electricity
MO - Power Outages Hit Kansas City Area
KARACHI - Another Day of Power Failures, Technical Faults Cited
CHICAGO - Utility Will Offer Rebates in Case of Summer Power Outages
Cost of power to rise dramatically
Scotland: Power failure shuts Grangemouth
SANTO DOMINGO - Blackouts Plague Republic
NEW DELHI: Low voltage, breakdowns leave city fuming
High-energy nation could pull the plug on the power grid
Wisconsin State utilities see no power shortage ahead
Kenya Power Cuts to Hit
FLORIDA - FBL Plant Failures Cause Brief Outages
Power Brownouts Possible across Southern California
U.S. Official Says Texas Power Supply Should Be Adequate
NEW ZEALAND - Power Surge Causes Exploding Appliances
Richardson says warnings on electric shortages warranted
TN - "Ground Fault" in Electrical Switch Knocks Out Power
PERSONAL - Power Outages
CA - Power Outage Closes Oxnard Campus
INDIA - Power Outage, 2 Units Stop Functioning
California Power Companies In the Hot Seat
CA - Heat Brings Outages and Emptied Offices
CA - Power Outage Affects LaVerne, Cable Failure Blamed
Record high temps prompt concerns about California's power supply
SC, Uptown Greenwood hit by outage, newspaper is delayed
California issues "Stage Two" power emergency
TN - Power Outages Hit Nashville
Nairobi Power Rationing
Australia: Energy company admits bills fiasco
UPDATE - Test Shuts Down Clinton Power Plant
IL - Critter Causes Big Trouble at Tollway Office
Mexico redoubling efforts to meet energy crunch
MA - Downtown Power Outage Fitchburg, Cable Failure
FL - Sheriff's Office Wants 911 Glitch Fixed
NY - Schenectady Power Outage, Cable Shorted; Blows Manhole Cover
Austalian Energy company admits BIG bills fiasco
CA - Long Beach Outage Blamed on Wayward Critter
KARACHI: Persistent power failures
LUMUT - Yet Another Blackout in the Village
SE US: Summer power demand to strain supply
ILLINOIS - Power Outage Traps Several in Elevators
India: Blame it on power failure 15 hospital patients die
US Electricity: "America's got the grid of a 3rd World Nation"
UK - Difficulties Inside Electricity Generator Puts Heat on Energy Chief
RI - Power Problems Darken Homes in Providence, Cumberland
SANTO DOMINGO - POWER OUTAGES AFFECTING COUNTRY ON EVE OF ELECTION
England Metro fault chaos
MALAY - Blackouts Disrupting Tuition Classes
NY, BUFFALO - Raccoon Blamed for Power Outage
VA - Power Outage in Ghent for an Hour, 870 Customers
Over half of Portugal plunged into Darkness
South Carolina Power surge knocks out 13,000 phones
Blackouts could hit Northwest
JAKARTA - Thousands Hit by Blackout
FLORIDA - Power Outages Hit Lower Keys
UPDATE - New Rules, Demands Put Dangerous Strain On Electricity Supply
Portugal: Storks in league with Squirrel King knock out electrical power
California: Soaring heat could leave us in the dark
UPDATE...Bird's Nest Suspected in Portugal Blackout...
NM - Power Outages Hit 3,700 in NE Heights Areas
Delaware Firms caught in a power crunch
KY - Power Outage Shuts Down Slot Machines on Derby Day
CHITTAGONG = Power Generation Resumption at 2nd Unit of Raozan Plant Sill Uncertain
India:City reels under power cuts
LISBON - POWER GRID GLITCH LEAVES HALF OF PORTUGAL IN THE DARK
NJ utilities warn of rolling blackouts
PUBLIC SERVICE - An Emergency Electric Power Message From Pepco
New England cost to buy electricity heats up
GENERAL - The Problem with Power
SAN DIEGO - Power Glitch Slows Trolley Service
MAINE - Rockland Residents Lose Power After Pole Glitch
PUBLIC SERVICE - PSE&G Power Alert; Mid-Atlantic Region
CA - ISO Warns of Slim Electric Power Reserves; Control Room Contingency Drill to Coincide with News Conference
NY - Power Outage Hits Clifton
INDIANA - 2nd Mall Power Outage, Frequent in St. Josephs Coutny
Mass Utility aims to increase some bills 54 percent
UPDATE, Karachi...Power Crisis Continues; Civil Hospital Plunges Into Darkness
ISLAMABAD - More Than Half Dozen Thermal Power Units Closed for Technical Reasons
MAINE - Power Knocked Out for 8,400 Local Customers, 'Lost Substation Due to Supplier Problem'
KARACHI: Electricity breakdown disrupts water supply
NIGERIA - NEPA Explains Power Outages
Ca could experience blackouts during summer
TN - Airport Terminal Power Goes Out, But It Was Planned
JOHOR BARU - Passports Held Up By Blackout, 3 Day Power Failure
N. IRELAND - NIE Addresses Recent Power Disruptions, Repeated Outages
PA - Game Interrupted by Electrical Outage
AUSTRALIA - Power Failure Hits Colonial, Fault in Sub-Station Cited
UPDATE - Power Outage Hits Docklands Stadium
BANGLADESH - Transformer Blasts Deepen Power Crisis
NigeriaTension over Blackout
NJ, Newark - After '99 Outages, GPU Put on Notice
LAHORE - Talks at Wagah Hit by Power Breakdown
Illinois Utility Takes Steps to Avoid Last Summer's Blackouts
NATORE - Frequent Power Failures Hit Irrigation in N Zone
CA, OXNARD - 4,200 Customers Lose Electricity...Cause Unknown
TAHOE - Power Outages, Underground Cable Failure...Squirrel Blamed for Other
NE - Power Outage Leads to Release of Gas
Pakistan: Major power breakdown in Sukkur
ILLINOIS - Utility Takes Steps to Avoid Summer Blackouts
Calcutta reeling under power cuts
CANADA - Power Outage, Ontario Hydro Station Burnout
U.S. Energy Secretary:steps to avoid summer power outages
SIOUX CITY - Power Outage Hits Businesses, Homes--Equipment Failure Cited
CA - Power Outage Hits Parts of San Francisco
IN - Y2K Gear Will Aid Utility This Summer
KARACHI - Update...Prolonged Power Outage
PAKISTAN - Power Supply Restored to Abid Town after 24 Hours
KARACHI - Business District Hit by Frequent Power Failures
Failed power scheme could cost Australian consumers
NEVADA - Blown Electrical Panel, Power Out at Jail After Fire
MEXICO CITY - Turbine Shortage Places Power Supply at Risk
Oregon: power `brown-outs'
Miami: Start of Heat-Magic Game Delayed by Power Outage
WA - Cheney Suffers Power Outage
VERMONT - Power Grid Needs Emergency Repair Job
IN - Blast Shakes Downtown When AEP Transformer Explodes
IL - Worker Injured When Electrical Switching Equipment Explodes, Power Cut Briefly
Richardson says legislation delay may mean blackouts
KARACHI - Power Outage Feared as KESC's Oil Supply Cut
ST. CROIX - You Find the Strangest Articles Sometimes....Widespread Outage Blamed on Mules...
PHILIPPINES - Update...Massive Outage Traced to Malfunction of Transmission Line...Domino Effect Shuts Down All Power Plants
PHILIPPINES - Total Power Failure 24 Provinces and 20 Cities, Sabotage Suspect, But Official Says 'Systems Failure' with Cause Unknown
INDIA - Outage of Four Generating Units, Bursting of Interconnecting Current Transformers
KARACHI: Power breakdown plunges vast area into darkness
BANGLADESH - Update...Power Crisis Grave
Chicago this summer will be better: ComEd
WISCONSIN - Brief Power Outage Blamed on Mechanical Problem
PYONGYANG - North Korea Blackout Disrupts Diplomatic Dance
CA - Squirrels Get a Break...Electricity Outage Due to 'Power-Hungry' Rats
AFRICA - Kabompo In Blackout...Break Down of Three Council Power Generators
BANGLADESH - Update...Power Crisis Continues as 4th Unit Shutdown Due to Technical Fault
KARACHI - Update...Power Outage Causing Water Shortage in City
BANGLADESH - Power Crisis Heightens, 4th Unit of Ghorasal Plant Shut Down
NEVADA - Power Outage Affects 900
COLORADO - Outage Affects 18,000, Underground Equipment Failure Blamed
KARACHI - Many Areas Suffer Power Breakdown, Fluctuations
RI: East Side of Providence hit by electrical blackout--cause unknown
Hot days could bring power woes to California
ADDIS ABABA - Power Shortage Threatens Ethiopian Economy
VA power failure in Fairfax County 45,000 without power
CA - Power Outage Affects 3,500 Customers
KARACHI - Power Failures Deprive Citizens of Water
UPDATE - Rouge Plant Shut Down by Outage, Operation at Standstill Until Monday -- At Least
Power outage halts production at Ford Rouge complex
MICH - Detroit Edison's Fermi 2 Power Plant to Shut Down for Planned Outage
BANGLADESH - 3 Power Units Go On Forced Outage
High Price of Peak-Time Power Scorches Indiana Businesses
COLORADO - Power Outage Disrupts Dinner Rush, YVEA Officials Not Happy About Number of Outages This Year
CA - Faulty Cable Leaves 2,300 Without Power
IA, Keokuk - Power Outage Sends Waste Water Into Mississippi
Singapore split-second power dip wreaks havoc
KARACHI - Power Outages Disrupt City Water Supply
Indiana Power could become a problem
SINGAPORE - Voltage Dip Knocks Out Computers
CA - Clinic Evacuated, No Power Disrupts Service
Government says Rebel Sabotage to Blame for Widespread Blackout in Colombia: Power Industry Investigating Cause
Russia: Kola nuclear power plant allowed to re-start 2nd reactor after automatic control system trip
CHICAGO - Malfunction Causes Pole Fire, Minor Train Delays
NM Power failure triggers high-tech damage
HANOVER - German Nuclear Plant Back Online
New Mexico Power Outage Update: 1,600,000 impacted--"This is what we thought it would be like for Y2K"
PNM Blames Lack of Lines for New Mexico Outage
BOSTON'S BACK BAY SECTION IN THE DARK
Bangladesh - 2 units of Roazan Power Stations tripped, leaving city of Chittagong without power
Ukraine: One nuclear reactor re-started after repairs--Second reactor to be shut down for "lengthy repairs"
NEW MEXICO--Much of New Mexico Without Power...Power Blackout
Indiana High electricity demand foreseen
Pakistan - Karachi Electric warned to correct billing, faulty meters
Pakistan - National Power Grid outage; power stations shut down
Salty poles burn again in Cleveland
CA--Power Outage Hits Calistoga, PG&E Malfunction Cited
Nigeria Has 6th Day of Power Outage
WASH., Seatac - 18 Minute Power Outage at Airport
Buenos Aires Power firm blacks out neighborhoods
U.S. OKs Deal to Create Biggest Utility
Texas - Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley outages after midnight 1/1/00
ISLAMABAD--Power Shutdown Notice Due to Urgent Maintenance
THAILAND--Electricity Users Complain of High Prices to Cover Cost of Gas Not Received
West Africa: Nigeria lost National Power Grid (story dated 03/11/2000)
LA--Preliminary Findings Fault Entergy for Power Outages
WASHINGTON--More Power Outages Possible
NIGERIA--Update on City Black Out
Delaware Power Co. recasting its faded image
CA--Group Hopes to Flip Switch to Pure Power
Power failure blacks out most of Nigeria
Norway--Energy Experts Consider El-Rationing
Sun storms may zap Earth's electric power systems
Pakistan--High Prices, Late Deliveries On Textile Exports (Frequent Power Failures Cited)
British Energy says plant repairs, outages to weigh on revenue
Connectiv part ?
Chile - Major power blackout affects cities, mines; cause unknown
PACIFIC PALISADES six power outages since Jan. 1.
Virginia - Winchester Co. - Several electrical outages said to be "Non-Y2k", 1/3/00
Conectiv chief apologizes
City Of 4,500 Loses All Power (Not weather related)
North Korea blames worst power shortage on Washington
Australia - Power outage; then fault at Armidale transformer during maintenance?
Daphne AL electrical billing errors continue
Conectiv problems continue
Outrage over frequent power outages
Bills hitch puts Independent Energy in pain
London: Independent Energy faces billing snag
Ukraine - Power outages, television broadcasts out since 1/11; cause unknown, labeled "extraordinary"
"Gizmo" cuts power to 7500
Delaware power problems continue
Severe power outages in N Korea since January
More cuts after a day of chaos
Delaware power update
Tennessee - Knoxville Utilities Board - not "loop hitch," maybe Y2k
Itar-Tass: Power shortages in Russian Far East region reach critical point
Texas - Power blackout blamed on fog (?)
Blackout in Queensland
Massachusetts - Electric power, phones out for 3,000+; cause unknown
R.I hospital blackout investigation
Power fails at Providence hospitals
Iowa - Two electric power outages; cause unknown
Delaware power company problems continue
Update on Delaware Billing problem
All is not well in Delaware (Connectiv)
Connectiv double billing
India: Northern Grid trips again
Dallas Outages not Y2K
Power failure in my city
"Power grid is stressing out, U.S. says"
New Delhi Blacks Out 15 Min 1/6
Grid problems cited as cause of New Delhi power outages
Derby, Kansas Power Failure--Entire City Down - not Y2K...
Eight US Utility Plants Experience Clock Synchronization Problems
Small blackout (Los Angeles, CA)
RUMOR: power out in Bodega, Northern California
McAllen Texas Power Outage?
Small Incident: 10 Second Power Out in Silicon Valley, CA Just After Midnight
RUMOR *Unsubstaitiated*: Power Outage (Woodstock, Ontario)
Atlantic Canada passes midnight with no trouble reports
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 8:48 p.m. - A unidentified power plant (MSNBC Report)
Rumor: powerline sabotage on west coast?
Power Incidents: NERC status page reports various problems
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