Power outage news worldwide, before 2021 (Page 53)

Go to the main page Power outage news from around the world (before 2021) to see power blackouts around the world before 2021.

For power failure news after 2021 visit one of the following pages:
Power Cut News in the UK
Power Outage News in the US
Power Outage News in Canada
Power Outage News in Australia and New Zealand
Power outage news from around the world

For prompt power outage notifications to your phone see a power failure alarm.

iSocket

5.0 (based on 11 reviews)

iSocket for power outages monitoring in the United States and Canada

 This is a great product. It has saved us lots of headaches during natural disasters such as the most recent hurricanes in Louisiana. We have this in over four states and 30 offices that we support. The product works great and as advertised. We know when the power goes out, and therefore we can take remediating action much faster than waiting on the next time staff is in office. We look forward to engaging more of our management team in receiving these alerts and streamline communication about outages in our organization.

 This is a great product. It has saved us lots of headaches during natural disasters such as the most recent hurricanes in Louisiana. We have this in over four states and 30 offices that we support. The [...]

5.0 By from United States

A small cost for the peace of mind and comfort that iSocket gives you.

Remember, the cost of the damage from a power outage can be considerably more than the cost of a solution that will send you power outage notifications. And remember, power failure alerting is not the only feature iSocket offers you.
$199
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Power outage in Dunn & Benson, North Carolina impacted thousands of homes and local businesses.

Dunn returns to normal following power outages

Duke Energy says they’ve made a permanent fix to a damaged substation that should keep the lights on for good.
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People in the UK are angry about power cuts. "Local residents are getting thoroughly sick of it." - tells one Crawley resident, whose power had been cut six times since May and he has asked for compensation.

Power cut affect 600 Crawley residents

About 600 Crawley residents experienced a power cut earlier this evening, following an underground fault. UK Power Networks' engineers were called to investigate a supply problem in the RH11...
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A power cut in Cyprus affected people in Kaimakli and Pallouriotissa in Nicosia. The power failure was due to the combination of high temperatures, high humidity and high demand.

Power cut affected some area of Nicosia on Sunday - Cyprus Mail

A power cut on Sunday left residents of Kaimakli and Pallouriotissa in Nicosia without electricity for about 90 minutes before it was fixed. “It was due to the combination of high temperatures, high…
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A total of 2,600 homes and businesses were affected by a power cut in Wokingham, UK.

Wokingham power cut hits 2,600 customers

The problem was reported at 4.40pm on Monday, July 25
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An underground cable fault caused a power cut to homes in Abingdon, UK.

Update: Power to be back on around 7.45pm after cut hits homes in Abingdon

A power cut has hit a number of homes in Abingdon.
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Many businesses in West Seneca and Orchard Park were closed during a power outage that caused by overheated transformer.

Power outage in West Seneca causes problems

About 8,800 NYSEG customers in West Seneca and Orchard Park were without power after a transformer overheated Saturday sometime after noon, a spokesperson says.
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada hydro outage was caused by a fire at the power sub-station off Gardiners Road behind the Home Depot in the Rio Can Centre. For some the power only flickered, but for others electricity was lost for hours.

Power Outage Affects Thousands

A widespread power outage affected Hydro One and Utilities Kingston customers in the Kingston area tonight, on...
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How to take care of food during power outages.

Keep food safe during a power outage

The season for severe weather is upon us. For Montgomery County, this means storms, floods and possible power outages. A recent example of a severe storm with major repercussions was
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A power cut which affected a number of shops at the north’s biggest retail park was caused by a faulty transformer.

Faulty transformer caused power cut at north's biggest retail park - Press and Journal

At its worst point, 14 stores at Inverness Shopping Park were affected by the outage on Tuesday afternoon for more than three hours.
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Listen how people feel about power outages, Frayser, Memphis, Tennessee

Frayser residents frustrated with recent power outages

“You couldn’t sleep. No air moving,” said Frayser resident Jennifer Maness.