Blackout risks are rising – why neighboring power grids can’t just send extra electricity where it’s needed
Extreme weather is posing a growing threat to the power supplies Americans rely on.
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California faces another day of grid-straining extreme heat
Operators of California’s electricity grid say a miscommunication led to a small number of power shutoffs as the power system was under great strain
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