Category: power

Widespread Power Outage in North Carolina Investigated as ‘Criminal Occurrence’

Officials in North Carolina said on Dec. 3 that a power outage affecting tens of thousands of people is being investigated as a “criminal occurrence.” Nearly 40,000 customers were without power in Moore County as of Dec. 4, according to an outage map provided by utility Duke Energy. Moore County is located north of the…


Widespread Power Outage in North Carolina Due to ‘Intentional’ Gunfire

Officials in North Carolina said on Dec. 3 that a power outage affecting tens of thousands of people was due to damage from gunfire and is being investigated as a “criminal occurrence.” Nearly 40,000 customers were without power in Moore County as of Dec. 4, according to an outage map provided by utility Duke Energy. Moore…


Tens of Millions of Americans at Risk of Winter Power Blackouts, Grid Emergencies: Report

Large swaths of North America could face blackouts or other emergencies during extreme cold during the 2022–23 winter due to fewer natural gas and coal supplies, said the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). A report from NERC, a U.S. regulatory body that manages grid stability, said that power grids in Texas, the Carolinas, New England,…


Ukraine Says Nuclear Plant Again Cut Off From Grid After Russian Shelling

KYIV—Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station was operating on back-up diesel generators on Thursday after being disconnected from the Ukrainian power grid by Russian shelling, the Ukrainian nuclear energy company said. Energoatom said the last remaining high voltage lines connecting the plant to the Ukrainian grid had been damaged in Wednesday’s shelling, and that Moscow…


Europe’s Green Future Is Cold and Dark

Commentary In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, European Union (E.U.) nations are scrambling to source fossil fuels to run their factories and heat their homes this winter. They vigorously boycotted Russian natural gas and levied sanctions, you’ll recall, as a way of punishing Russia for its evil warring ways. The Thrill of…


Ukrainians Try to Conserve Electricity, Endure Water Outages After Russian Strikes

KYIV—Ukrainians conserved electricity and some went without running water to try to ease pressure on the grid and give engineers a chance to rebuild infrastructure destroyed by Russian strikes as Kyiv’s forces advanced towards the city of Kherson. The Ukrainian government on Thursday placed restrictions on electricity usage nationwide for the first time since Russia’s…


China’s Military Advantage Over US in Indo-Pacific Is ‘Alarming’: Defense Expert

China’s military maintains a sizeable advantage over the United States in the Indo-Pacific theater, according to one defense expert. Dakota Wood, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, said that China’s military dwarfed that of the United States and would have the advantage of numerous land-based systems in a conflict. “Numerically, it’s very concerning,”…


Ukraine Nuclear Plant Reconnected to Grid After Line Was Cut

BERLIN—An external power line to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant—the biggest in Europe—was repaired on Sunday after shelling disconnected the facility from the grid and forced it to resort to emergency diesel generators, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the 750-kilovolt line was reconnected to the plant on Sunday…


UN: Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant Loses External Power Link

BERLIN—Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, has lost its last remaining external power source as a result of renewed shelling and is now relying on emergency diesel generators, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the plant’s link to a 750-kilovolt line was cut at around…


Storm Damages Space Center in Japan, 130,000 Still Lack Power

TOKYO—A tropical storm that dumped heavy rain as it cut across Japan moved into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday after killing two and injuring more than 100, paralyzing traffic and leaving thousands of homes without power. New damage was reported in southern Japan, where Typhoon Nanmadol hit over the weekend before weakening as it moved…