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Recent Examples of blackouts
In the past years, the state has been increasingly reliant on huge battery storage plants to capture electricity during the daytime and release it on the grid at night to reduce the risk of blackouts during hot summer months, when demand is high.
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Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Underscoring the challenge that increased demand poses, regulators warn large parts of the country might not be able to generate enough electricity over the next several years as old coal plants retire, increasing the risk of blackouts.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
To that point, carriage disputes are a problem for not just national carriers; the New York and Chicago metropolitan areas are dealing with major blackouts of MSG Networks and CHSN, respectively.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Shelling caused frequent blackouts, trapping them underground for hours.
—Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
As companies anticipate potential energy shortages or blackouts, nuclear energy and other advanced solutions are emerging as strategies to keep operations running smoothly.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
This reduced consumption can help prevent rolling brownouts or blackouts, which are increasingly common as the demand for energy-intensive services, such as data centers, grows.
—Thomas Grizzetti, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Jettisoning the corpses quickly meant we were spared the sight of dead people awkwardly rising and walking offstage during the blackouts between scenes.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
The extension was intended to ease California’s transition to green power and alleviate blackouts during periods of extreme heat, but now comes at a time when the energy demands of artificial intelligence and data centers are rapidly growing.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Underscoring the challenge that increased demand poses, regulators warn large parts of the country might not be able to generate enough electricity over the next several years as old coal plants retire, increasing the risk of blackouts.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
To that point, carriage disputes are a problem for not just national carriers; the New York and Chicago metropolitan areas are dealing with major blackouts of MSG Networks and CHSN, respectively.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Shelling caused frequent blackouts, trapping them underground for hours.
—Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
As companies anticipate potential energy shortages or blackouts, nuclear energy and other advanced solutions are emerging as strategies to keep operations running smoothly.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
This reduced consumption can help prevent rolling brownouts or blackouts, which are increasingly common as the demand for energy-intensive services, such as data centers, grows.
—Thomas Grizzetti, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Jettisoning the corpses quickly meant we were spared the sight of dead people awkwardly rising and walking offstage during the blackouts between scenes.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
The extension was intended to ease California’s transition to green power and alleviate blackouts during periods of extreme heat, but now comes at a time when the energy demands of artificial intelligence and data centers are rapidly growing.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Blackouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackouts. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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