#power-outages

#power-outages

"Which would then take the power from that grid, put it into batteries and then in outages that occur from storm systems like this actually go ahead and kick on and keep people with power for the amount of time that we think's going to be necessary to see power restored in really terrible storm systems," Supervisor Mueller said.

The weather administration said damage from the quake should be limited because it was deep and hit offshore. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Taiwan's northeastern coastal city, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage. The quake with a depth of 73km (45 miles) was felt across Taiwan and shook buildings in the capital Taipei, the administration said on Saturday, assigning it an intensity-four category, meaning there could be minor damage.

"It literally felt like a bomb went off," he said.

The large-scale Russian attacks come two days after US-led peace talks end in Miami.

From The Weather Channel: More than 300,000 homes and businesses remained without power Thursday morning after damaging winds slammed multiple states, including South Dakota, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Washington state. Nearly two dozen winds gusts of more than 100 mph were recorded Wednesday. The powerful winds brought down trees and powerlines killing one man and critically injuring two children.

For hours, millions of residents remained in the dark as the government worked to restore power to an area that spans from the westernmost province of Pinar del Rio to Mayabeque, just east of Havana. Throughout the morning, officials sought to reassure the public that electricity would soon be restored. Following the power outage in western Cuba, the workers at [the Ministry of Energy and Mines] immediately began restoration efforts, which are already under way,

Drivers bring over their Polestar 3 model next to their house. Then, they set up the home energy unit from dcbell called Ara. The last is the software that manages the energy flow between the vehicle, house, and electrical grid, transforming the car into a power generator while parked. The company says that when the vehicle sits at home, it can send stored energy from its battery into the house and transfer it back to the grid when the grid needs support.

Storm Claudia left its mark on the country yesterday as several counties reported significant flooding and power outages after conditions lived up to earlier Status Orange and ­Yellow rain and wind warnings. The national forecaster's Orange alert for counties Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow has been active since 12pm yesterday and expired this morning at 8am, affecting 1.7 million residents. Status Yellow rain warnings for 13 counties will expire at 9am this morning. Thousands of homes, farms and businesses were without power last night, the most notable areas affected being Birr, Co Offaly, and the Kilcullen/Newbridge area of Co Kildare. Several hundred homes in Dublin were hit, as were many counties along the eastern seaboard.

Oakland and the East Bay are in for heavy rain and damaging winds Wednesday night and into Thursday night, with up to 2.5 inches of rain expected along the San Pablo Ridge and wind gusts in excess of 40 miles per hour forecast around the eastern bayshore in the next 24 hours. The entire Bay Area and points beyond were scheduled for a wind advisory from 10 p.m. Wednesday until 4 p.m. Thursday,

Power outages are becoming more frequent in the U.S. due to an aging power grid and an increase in severe weather events. The nation experienced particularly challenging outages in 2024, with outage minutes per customer more than 50% higher than in 2023, largely driven by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. According to a 2025 Department of Energy report , blackout hours could increase 100-fold by 2030, making preparation more critical than ever.