Power outage news worldwide, before 2021 (Page 63)

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Another squirrel is to blame for power outage in Butler Twp., Montgomery County. The power was out to about 1,000 customers.

Squirrel to blame for power outage in Butler Twp. | Dayton News

Power has been restored at the intersection of Little York Road and North Dixie Drive this morning, according to Dayton Power and Light.
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The cause of power outage in Laurel was a downed wire in the area. Power was knocked out to about 2,000 residents.

UPDATE: Power restored after morning outage in Laurel

A morning power outage in Laurel reportedly turned off traffic lights, but has since been restored.
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Huge explosion caused massive blackout in Shelby County early Monday morning.

Large explosion precedes massive power outage

Thousands of people are without power in the Lakeland and Arlington area.
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"The ability to get information from Nova Scotia Power was a source of frustration for many customers after post tropical storm Arthur... It was quite clear that they want more detailed information about their outages"

Nova Scotia Power's outage map gets a facelift

Nova Scotia Power has launched a redesigned outage map in response to recommendations made after post tropical storm Arthur in 2014.
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A car causes the first power outage in Concord, a squirrel was to blame for the second outage.

Squirrel causes 1,700 Unitil customers to lose power in Concord

Unitil crews responded to what they called a large outage in the Concord area.
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A tree fell into a main feeder line carrying 34,500 volts of electricity. A spokesman said that "line provides power to a number of substations”, which is why so many customers were without power.

FULL STORY: Downed tree causes power outage; property owner may have to pay for damage

A property owner cutting down trees may have to pay for the damage that led to approximately 7,300 homes losing power Friday morning, according to Scott Surgeoner, First Energy Corp.
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About 14,000 were affected by a power failure in Las Vegas. It appears that the outage was caused by a transformer problem and equipment failure.

Over 13,000 without power in Summerlin

According to NV Energy, approximately 13,493 were without power in the Summerlin area.NV Energy's website targets the power outage in the area of Summerlin Pkwy between Anasazi and Town Center, with…
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Hundreds are without power in Richmond, Virginia because of a car accident.

Car crash blamed for West End power outage

Utility crews are working to restore power after a car crash knocks out power for hundreds in Richmond’s West End.
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A struck pole caused power outage in Clarksville, Tennessee.

CDE Lightband reports Power Outage due to struck pole

Clarksville, TN – CDE Lightband reports an outage affecting approximately 900 customers in the following area: Paradise Hill Road to Heitts Lane, Oriole Circle, Gary Hills, Golf Club Lane fro…
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Power cut in Londonderry caused by a truck smashed into a utility pole. In addition to electrical service, phone and cable TV service was also impacted because all utility companies had wires that were carried on the pole.

Accident causes power outage

LONDONDERRY -- Approximately 800 customers in the Londonderry-Litchfield area of High Range and Wiley Hill roads were faced with a power outage early Friday evening after a black pickup truck