[lbo-talk] Power blackout in US

[Chris Doss]

>
>Real New Yorkers probably have no power from their PCs to reply.  :)
>But it seems that the interchange between ConEd (NYC Power Company)
>and Niagara and the Canadian power company allowed a blackout to
>cascade.  Something didn't work correctly in the system that allows
>the power companies for these areas to share load.  I'm located near
>Philadelphia and things are fine here.  Power is slowly being restored
>according to news reports I've heard.  I still get a fast busy calling
>the cell numbers of various NYC friends, though.
>
>
>Matt
>

And people say Russia has bad energy infrastructure! Jeez!
Any educated speculation as to the ultimate cause?

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