Village-wide Power Outage Leaves Greenport Business Owners Reeling Main street in typical small american town The Long Island village of Greenport recently experienced an extended power outage, with some businesses facing up to 12 hours in the dark. The village is a destination for thousands of tourists each year, leaving hotels, restaurants, and other shops reeling…
Rides at Canobie Lake Amusement Park grind to a halt as power fails Summer fun for many families means cotton candy, midway games, and of course, roller coasters. Guests at Salem, New Hampshire’s Canobie Lake Park recently got a surprise when a power outage occurred, leaving them stranded on several of the park’s attractions. Backup generators kicked…
Furry animals surpass countermeasures to bring down power We’ve talked before about the wide range of things that can cause a power outage. One of the least predictable is wildlife, with outages being caused by snakes, rats, and even owls in the past. Officials in Richmond, Indiana recently learned that even the best countermeasures can be outsmarted when a pair…
Summer-esque heating bills shock North Texans after cold winter In early March we shared the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ (ERCOT) warning about conserving electricity as temperatures plummeted. The threatened rolling blackouts never happened, but it seems the chickens have come home to roost as a substantial number of customers across the area are facing unusually high…
Power outage leaves hotels without electricity and guests without places to stay Well, it seems winter weather strikes again, this time in Tunica, Mississippi with power outages in many hotels and casinos that left many guests without power and some even without rooms. Today, Gold Strike Resort and Casino made an announcement to its guests that…
MLB’s new replay system foiled by harsher critic than fans: Mother Nature When sweeping changes come to an institution more than 100 years old, there’s bound to be some critics – but who knew Mother Nature was a baseball traditionalist? In a Spring Training game this past Thursday, a storm in the area delayed first pitch…
With frigid temps descending on Texas, Reliability Council warns conservation is key Most of us are aware of the threats spring storms pose to our power – the lightning makes it pretty apparent in most areas of the country. Along with that, the threat of rolling blackouts during summer heatwaves can also loom large. But…
In-depth: EnterprisePlus LCD RT vs. RTXL – which one is right for you? A few weeks back, we launched the all-new EnterprisePlus LCD UPS in our PowerNews Newsletter (you are subscribed to that, right?) and here on the PowerBlog. Over the coming weeks we’ll be taking an in-depth look at several of the new features on these units, starting with…
4 P.M. proves an inopportune time for planned power outage in Prince Edward Island A planned electrical outage in the city of Summerside in Prince Edward Island had some hair-raising consequences this past Friday. At around 4 p.m., the city went dark, leaving business owners, including a local barber, scrambling for solutions. “At least we got…
A building flood in Milwaukee leaves 330 facing an unusual power outage. At Minuteman, we strive to foresee all the ways that power can be taken down. No doubt, then, that utility crews do the same during planning meetings, as they string lines down block after block, and when placing transformers about town. This past…