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My recently acquired battery energy backup pack just saved all the food in our Fridge/Freezer during an extended blackout. Can’t live comfortably without one in these days of uncertainty, infrastructure stress, and system failures. Especially when it’s freaking HOT 🔥. So I ordered two more add’l battery packs to enhance the one we already have. Bought the first one with a portable solar power generator which can re-charge it in a few hours of sun. We’ll use that to charge the new ones as well. In an ideal, people-first world, battery backup on a neighborhood scale would be automatically provided by local and regional governments. That would make sense financially over the long run, and save lives right away and in perpetuity. I’m not holding my breath, tho… #energy #PowerOutage #PowerGrid #EnergyGrid #battery

How the April 28, 2025, #poweroutage in #Portugal and #Spain impacted #Internet traffic and connectivity
In Portugal, Internet traffic dropped as the power grid failed, with traffic immediately dropping by half as compared to the previous week, falling to approximately 90% below the previous week within the next five hours.
At a network level, the loss of Internet traffic from local providers including NOS, Vodafone, MEO, and NOWO was swift and significant.
blog.cloudflare.com/how-power-

The Cloudflare Blog · How the April 28, 2025, power outage in Portugal and Spain impacted Internet traffic and connectivityA massive power outage struck significant portions of Portugal and Spain at 10:34 UTC on April 28, disrupting everyday activities and services. The power outage also caused Internet outages across both countries, impacting Internet traffic and connectivity.

15 California counties to lose power as damaging winds send wildfire risk soaring

Which California counties will lose power?
PG&E has warned that more than 7,000 customers will be affected by the upcoming power outages.

The following counties were at risk of power outages on Thursday:

Alameda
Contra Costa
Fresno
Merced
Monterey
San Benito
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
Santa Clara
Shasta
Stanislaus
Tehama
Trinity

Colusa and Glenn counties are also expected to be added to PG&E's "likely" power shutoff list by Friday.
#weather #CAwx #poweroutage
msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori

www.msn.comMSN

Spain's national power blackout: investigation results.
One non-renewable power station not available (for grid stabilisation).
Other power stations not complying with contractual requirements on frequency stabilisation.
We don't know which ones.
This on top of a speculatively unplanned power system.
So a cascade of effects leading to rapid shutdown.

(#Press report in Spanish)
eldiario.es/economia/informe-a

ElDiario.es · El informe del apagón detecta centrales que “no estaban regulando tensión” y una desconexión “indebida” de instalacionesBy Antonio M. Vélez