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Massive Power Outage on US East Coast

I just turned on my TV and saw it. You beat me to the post. :D

I so hope that everyone is safe and this is not some the start of something ominous.
 
Power outages?

I live just north of New York City, and our power's been out since probably 4:30. I'm typing this now on my laptop. I read online that there have been outages all across the east coast, as far west as Denver, and north into Canada. Anyone else having an outage?
 
Florida used to have major issues with power grid overloads until FPL started installing special devices to cut power to various houses at certain times in order to balance out power use. Basically what the box does is cut power to the water heater or cut back the ac for a while and such. It seems to help since we have much less trouble with blackouts during the heavy ac use during summer months. I am sure it's not that simple in major areas like NYC, but it seems like more efficient energy management needs to be learned and applied to keep up with growth.
 
I live in CT and work in down town New Haven. Around 4:20 all the lights in the place i work shut off. And lucky our nice APC backups saved our work from being lost, the nice thing was we got to leave at 4:30 instead of 5.
 
I was just watching the live feed from CNN. Good job the power is out and hopefully no one affected could hear the rumour mongering reports on the television.

Does that particular news network really reflect the feeling of the people regarding terror threats, or does it create its own media hype? I found the continual references and innuendo from the CNN people quite disturbing.
 
Supposedly, when a manhattan plant went out, it made the entire niagra area's power grid unstable, and caused a major problem...

I'm sure that when all of NYC tries to get power without the manhattan plant up and running, it puts a crap load of stress on any system connected to it, which probably is what knocked out the other cities...

And now CNN's site isn't working for me...
 
Lucky me gets to experience the power outtage, but fortunately, besides the obvious suckiness of the power being out, it seems like everything else is ok . . . oh wait, are those my neighbors running up and down the block screaming?? jk.

On a serious note, it was really nice to read that fellow MR members are concerned. Thank you - I am happy to say that as far as I know, things seem ok for now. Hopefully the hospitals and other places that need the energy have their back-ups working just fine.
 
Damn, My girlfriend lives in St. Catherines , ONT in the Niagara region 30 minutes outside of Buffalo. Looks like I won't be talking to her tonight if power to Toronto is out. :( :( :(
 
Originally posted by Kwyjibo
how are you tpying this? dial up style?
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Yup. I suppose it's the only advantage of still having dialup at home. My dad will use it as his latest excuse not to get DSL.
 
Originally posted by benthardunthat
Yup. I suppose it's the only advantage of still having dialup at home. My dad will use it as his latest excuse not to get DSL.
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i guess but when the power is on, broadband is soo much better.
 
Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Florida used to have major issues with power grid overloads until FPL started installing special devices to cut power to various houses at certain times in order to balance out power use. Basically what the box does is cut power to the water heater or cut back the ac for a while and such. It seems to help since we have much less trouble with blackouts during the heavy ac use during summer months. I am sure it's not that simple in major areas like NYC, but it seems like more efficient energy management needs to be learned and applied to keep up with growth.
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Man, I remember living in Tampa during that year they had the rotating blackouts to conserve power... that was sucky! Our Christmas dinner was actually ruined because of the blackouts... they would last for hours. Then I would go over to my dad's house and he never had any at all. It wasn't QUITE balanced out. :)
 
Originally posted by benthardunthat
Yup. I suppose it's the only advantage of still having dialup at home. My dad will use it as his latest excuse not to get DSL.
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my cable service has free nationwide dialup included, so when i am out of town i can get on 56k, as well as when the power goes out. it's sweet!
 
Originally posted by shadowfax
my cable service has free nationwide dialup included, so when i am out of town i can get on 56k, as well as when the power goes out. it's sweet!
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thats pretty cool if your on the road and have an open phone jack to use. which service is that? I'm more of a fan of paying for a broadband option in a hotel if i have the chance neway.
 
I'm amazed, I'm right by Albany and only lost power for a few seconds. Nobody else in my area has power. Normally my neighborhood loses power when a branch falls off a tree 20 miles away. Odd that a massive Northeast power outage would leave my little house unaffected.
 
Yeah, it's crazy. My girlfriend lives in New Jersey and they are having power issues, as well. From the sound of it, the power won't be restored until tomorrow morning and the main issue is lack of water since all the pumps are dead from the power outage...hopefully there will be some miracle and power will be restored.
 
The cities I've heard not having power are:
Toronto, Ottowa, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Jackson, Toledo, Erie, New York, and various other towns. I heard it started in Ottowa, but I'm not sure. Any way, best of luck to those of you who lost power.
 
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