2 h. ago Spain’s Toxic Politics Clouds Investigation Into Power Blackout

Squabbles between Spain’s minority government and opposition parties are muddling efforts to find out and explain what caused a massive blackout that left Spain, Portugal and parts of France in the dark on Monday.

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6 h. ago Spain and Portugal focus on the cause of the huge blackout after power is almost fully restored

MADRID (AP) — The cause of Spain and Portugal’s widespread blackouts remained a mystery on Tuesday, with some isolated disruption remaining after power was largely restored to both countries. One of Europe’s most severe blackouts grounded flights, paralyzed metro systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs across the Iberian Peninsula on Monday. By 7 […]

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9 h. ago As Spain and Portugal’s power returns, the blackout’s cause remains unknown

The power has returned for much of Spain and Portugal, but it's still unknown what caused the widespread blackout though sabotage has been ruled out.

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22 h. ago Spain Faces a ‘Long Night’ as Blackout Drags On With No Answers

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned the nation will face a “long night ahead,” as the worst blackout to hit Europe in over a decade headed for the 12-hour mark with no indication of when power would be fully restored or what caused the blackout.

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23 h. ago Why Restarting a Power Grid After Massive Collapse Is So Hard

It’s a worst case scenario that grid operators plan for but hope never to encounter. After one of the worst blackouts in Europe in more than a decade, electricity grid operators in Spain and Portugal are trying to get networks back up and running from the ground up.

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30 h. ago Spain, Portugal hit by massive power outage, rolling blackouts

The outage hit across Spain and Portugal, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines.

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7 d. ago Puerto Rico’s government demands answers from energy company after island

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday urged people to moderate their energy consumption as she warned that the island has no additional power generation capability to fall back on days after a massive blackout hit the U.S. territory. Gov. Jenniffer Gonzalez said officials are waiting for an explanation from Luma […]

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1 week ago Power blackout hits all of Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A power blackout hit all of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the heavily Catholic U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend. All 1.4 million clients were affected, Hugo Sorrentini, spokesman for Luma Energy, which oversees the transmission and distribution of power, told The Associated Press. By late Wednesday […]

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1 week ago Officials demand answers as crews work to restore power after another Puerto Rico blackout

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Crews worked early Thursday to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island that affected the main international airport, several hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers The outage that began past noon Wednesday left 1.4 million customers without electricity and 328,000 without water. At […]

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