An explosion at a substation in June caused just one in a series of disruptions along the Northeast Corridor this summer. Upgrades would come at enormous cost and take more than a decade. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Power Failures and Blackouts”
Small Plane Crashes Into Transmission Tower in Maryland
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2022
Rescuers on Sunday night worked carefully to extricate the two people on board, after 117,000 were at one point without power. Photos showed the plane entangled in power lines. Source: New York Times
A Timeline of Hurricane Sandy
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2022
From a single wave off the coast of Africa to a $52 billion sea wall a decade later. Source: New York Times
45 Years Ago Tonight, a Blackout Struck New York City
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
The 1977 outage lasted 25 hours and led to looting in many neighborhoods. Source: New York Times
Thousands Remain Without Power in Tennessee After Winter Storm
By Gotham Rex on February 7, 2022
Schools in the Memphis area were closed on Monday after an ice storm last week led to widespread power failures. Source: New York Times
Storm Batters Long Island With Hail and Prompts Rare Tornado Warnings
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2021
A fast-moving storm affected New York City, Long Island and New Jersey, leaving in its wake uprooted trees and some power failures. Source: New York Times
New York City Alerts Residents to Conserve Energy to Avoid Outages
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2021
The warnings, which included an alert sent to cellphones across the city, came as the city endured its fourth day of sweltering heat. Source: New York Times
At Least 120 Million Americans Bracing for Coast-to-Coast Storm
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2021
Widespread winter storm warnings or advisories were posted on Sunday as low temperatures, heavy snow and ice threatened huge swaths of the country. Source: New York Times
Christmas Eve Brings Blizzard Warnings for Midwest
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2020
Forecasters predict blizzards in the Midwest. Freezing temperatures in the South. Flooding and power outages in the Northeast. And maybe tornadoes in Florida. Source: New York Times
Power Outages Hit Manhattan and Queens
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
About 180,000 customers lost electricity in an outage that Con Edison said was caused by issues with its “transmission system.” Source: New York Times
Power Outages From Isaias for 1.6 Million Could Last Several Days
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2020
Officials said the power losses could last several days, as the disaster shaped up to be the worst to hit the region since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Source: New York Times
Isaias Outages: In Storm's Wake, Million Still Without Power in N.Y., N.J. and C.T
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2020
Utilities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut raced to restore power, but officials said it might take several days, in some cases. Source: New York Times
Isaias Hits NY Area: 2.5 Million Lose Power and One Is Killed
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2020
The storm that tore through New York City on Tuesday was second only to Hurricane Sandy in knocking out service to Con Edison customers. Source: New York Times
On a Hot Day, 96,000 New Yorkers Are Asked to Conserve Power
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2020
Over the past month, New Yorkers have been urged to limit air-conditioning use in an effort to prevent blackouts and brownouts. Source: New York Times