Power Outages Becoming more common

Trend: Electricity outages that disrupt large areas are becoming more frequent.

Outages in Florida, South Africa, China, Indonesia, etc. suggest that electrical grid reliability could attract significant investment.

Link: "power blackouts" - Google News.

 

Boston Globe Florida Blackouts Affect One Million Across State New York Times, United States - 15 hours ago By KIRK SEMPLE MIAMI — A wide-ranging blackout swept across Florida on Tuesday, affecting nearly one million households and businesses, knocking out traffic ... Video: Massive power outages in Florida reutersvideo all 1,824 news articles » Canada.com S.Africa signs 1.4 bln euro deal with France's Alstom Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 3 hours ago South Africa's state power utility, Eskom has been struggling to meet demand, and the country has experienced power blackouts that resulted in some of the ... Sarkozy arrives in South Africa for energy talks AFP all 125 news articles »  EPA:ALO Jo’burg power cut plan launched The Times, South Africa - Feb 27, 2008 The City of Johannesburg launched a timetable of possible four-hour power blackouts today to help industry and residents plan ahead. ... Predictable power outages planned Joburg all 23 news articles » Lack of Investment Capital Blamed for Power Blackouts AllAfrica.com, Washington - Feb 21, 2008 LOW electricity tariffs are not the major cause of current power blackouts but lack of investment capital needed to replenish existing infrastructure, ... China sets up first paramilitary power supply repair detachment Xinhua, China - Feb 27, 2008 ... many southern and eastern provinces, leaving 129 dead, 152 billion yuan (21.3 billion US dollars) in property losses, and power blackouts in many areas. ... Life Style Extra S Africa 2007 growth strong, but pressure on spending Daily Times, Pakistan - Feb 26, 2008 Power blackouts: Growth in finance and real estate, the biggest economic sector at 20.4 percent of GDP, eased slightly, as did wholesale and retail sales, ... Slowing growth threatens S.Africa's poverty targets: analysts AFP all 44 news articles » FERC: Determining If Electric Reliability Rules Broken In Fla CNNMoney.com - Feb 26, 2008 ... will investigate whether Florida Power & Light violated federal reliability rules when an equipment failure caused power blackouts across the state. ...