Power outage news from around the world

We monitor the net to get all the news about power outages for you. Our goal with this news feed is not to alert you about a power outage, but to share interesting stories and tips or just keep you up to date about the power situation in the world. For prompt power outage alerts to your phone we have a better solution - iSocket 3G.

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Are power outages getting longer?
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Power cuts in the UK

Power cut affects part of Salisbury - only few people affected.
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Power outage affects hundreds

A failure of underground equipment is quite common problem for power cuts as in this case in the Canyon Country area.
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'Momentary' power cut for 69,000 in Fresno

About 70K experienced short power outages in their homes. According to utility company, a momentary outage is usually the cause when lights flicker at home during storms or during high wind. It is caused by short disruptions in the grid, which can activate safety devices such as fuses or switches.
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Nevada City Man Deals With Self Isolation During Power Outage

Here is an advise: if you don't have power to your fridge but you have 34 degrees outside you can store your food outside at this perfect temperatures!
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Power outage in Washington County

Thousands of people in Washington County were without electricity. The outage was caused by a falling pole. According to local utility company 3,600 were affected in the Beaverton and Hillsboro areas while some glitches on their power outage map showed 8,700 before.
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Power Cut to 30,000 customers

More than 30,000 PG&E customers in Northern California were without power due to snow storm yesterday.
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51,000 power cuts reported i socket alerts power outages to your phone.
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PG&E Power Outage Shut Off Timeline: When will electricity go out in Bay Area, Northern California

PG&E anticipates another Public Safety Power Shutoff expected to affect approximately 850,000 customers and may impact portions of 36 counties, including parts of the North Bay, East Bay, Peninsula and South Bay.
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US wildfire sparked minutes after power glitch

On Thursday morning PG&E shut off power in 15 California counties to prevent accidental fires, affecting about 180,000 homes. About 50,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the state by wildfires driven by powerful winds.