Recent Power
Outages
Today's centralized electricity grid is a
complex and fragile network subject to frequent interruptions
and outages. A survey by the Electric Power Research Institute
(EPRI) estimates the annual loss in the U.S. from power outages
and fluctuations at $100 billion -- 50 cents for every dollar
spent on electricity. Photovoltaic systems provide independently
generated and environmentally beneficial renewable energy.
When integrated with a battery backup power conversion system
like the Smart Power M-Series, users gain the assurance of power
for critical loads when the grid fails.
Here are some headlines that show how often power failures
are in the news:
2007 Outages | 2006 | 2005 | 2004
12/4/06
Power Out in Wake of Midwest Storm
11/5/06
Western Europe Suffers Worst Outage in 30 Years
10/16/06
Earthquake Causes Power Outages throughout Hawaii
10/2/06
Power Outage Interrupts 911 Emergency Services
9/19/06
Bird Blamed in Power Outage
8/2/06
Chicago Outage Prompts Evacuation of Seniors
7/25/06
Investigations Possible for Massive Missouri Outage
7/24/06
Californians Urged to Conserve During Power Emergency
7/24/06
New Yorkers Suffer a Full Week Without Electricity
6/2/06
Multiple Generators Fail on O'ahu in Major Outage
5/26/06
Power Failure Halts Rails in Northeast
4/19/06
Brief Power Outage at Air Traffic Control Center in San Diego County
4/18/06
Rolling Blackouts throughout Texas
4/3/06
Capitol Evacuated After Power Outage
3/29/06
5,000 Homes Go Dark in Detroit
3/14/06
Failed Generator Threatens Public Safety During Emergency Response
3/6/06
Mystery Dust Blamed for Power Outage
2/22/06
Underground Network Transformer Fire Causes Power Outage
2/15/06
Transformer Fire Affects 30,000 Customers in Long Beach
2/14/06
Mylar Balloon to Blame for Outage in San Francisco
1/30/06
Yukon Faces Blackout; Leaves Ninety Percent of Customers without Power
1/19/06
Power Outage Halts NASA's Launch of Pluto Probe
1/18/06
METRORail Power Problems Force Rush Hour Changes
1/18/06
Power Outage Impacts Commuters on Chesapeake Expressway
1/17/06
Electricity Failure Causes Network Outage for U.S. Cellular
1/10/06
Storm Knocks Out Power to Thousands
1/7/06
Power Outage Shuts Down Nevada Ski Resort for More than a Week
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