Nationwide blackout reported in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian government said days earlier that production problems would cause power outages across the country, but on Wednesday it said a power line had failed, causing unexpected blackouts across the country. Ecuador’s Energy Minister Roberto Luque said in a message posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the outage was reported by the country’s state-owned […]
Cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge suffered power blackout hours before leaving port
The cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge suffered four power blackouts before colliding with the bridge, two occurring hours before the incident. A National Transportation Safety Board report found that the Singapore-flagged Dali cargo ship suffered two power blackouts 10 hours before leaving port, then suffered two more moments before colliding […]
Was the Super Tuesday Facebook blackout a trial run?
It’s no coincidence that two of the world’s largest and most influential social media platforms went down on Super Tuesday, when presidential primaries were held in a third of the United States. Facebook and Instagram motivate and sway voters. Combined with Meta’s recent ban on “political posts,” it’s hard to believe that last week’s hours-long […]
DOE says Puerto Rico can transition to ‘100% renewable energy’ by 2050 amid persistent blackout challenges
Biden administration’s Department of Energy announced Wednesday when Puerto Rico can migrate “100% renewable energy” by 2050based on a two-year analysis of Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Study, also known as PR100. What was recently released PR100 summary report The report claims Puerto Rico, which suffers from long and […]