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Tag: Power Failures and Blackouts

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Ukrainians, Worrying More About Power Cuts, See U.S. Peace Push as Just Noise

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025Kim Barker and Laetitia VançonComments Off on Ukrainians, Worrying More About Power Cuts, See U.S. Peace Push as Just Noise

Many understand the dance their leaders must perform to appease President Trump. But that doesn’t make them any less weary of the rounds and rounds of talks.

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How Batteries Got Cheaper and Made the Electric Grid More Reliable

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025Ivan Penn and Ruth FremsonComments Off on How Batteries Got Cheaper and Made the Electric Grid More Reliable

An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used around the world.

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Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine’s Lights. Now It’s Aiming for the Heat.

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025Constant Méheut and Olha KonovalovaComments Off on Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine’s Lights. Now It’s Aiming for the Heat.

Moscow’s attacks on gas supplies, the main source of warmth for most Ukrainian households, could plunge millions into the cold.

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Russian Bombardment Causes Large Outages in Ukraine’s Big Cities

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025Kim BarkerComments Off on Russian Bombardment Causes Large Outages in Ukraine’s Big Cities

The attack by Russian missiles and drones targeted the capital, Kyiv, and the large cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv, as well as several smaller municipalities.

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Russian Bombardment Causes Large Outages in Ukraine’s Big Cities

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025Kim BarkerComments Off on Russian Bombardment Causes Large Outages in Ukraine’s Big Cities

The attack by Russian missiles and drones targeted the capital, Kyiv, and the large cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv, as well as several smaller municipalities.

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After Hurricane Melissa, Solar Power Kept the Electricity on for Some Jamaicans

November 8, 2025November 9, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on After Hurricane Melissa, Solar Power Kept the Electricity on for Some Jamaicans

People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said.

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In Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa Brought ‘ Unprecedented Devastation’ U.N. Official says

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025Farnaz FassihiComments Off on In Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa Brought ‘ Unprecedented Devastation’ U.N. Official says

Roads, infrastructure and the electricity grid were battered, and over one million people, a third of the population, were directly affected by the storm the official said.

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Trump’s Russia Sanctions Shift War Dynamics to the Energy Front

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025CONSTANT MEHEUTComments Off on Trump’s Russia Sanctions Shift War Dynamics to the Energy Front

As winter slows the pace of battlefield combat, Moscow and Kyiv are betting on campaigns against each other’s energy assets to break a stalemate in the conflict.

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AI Data Centers Create Fury From Mexico to Ireland

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025Paul Mozur, Adam Satariano and Emiliano Rodríguez MegaComments Off on AI Data Centers Create Fury From Mexico to Ireland

As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages.

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Heavy Rain, Floods and Landslides in Mexico Kill at Least 41

October 11, 2025October 12, 2025John YoonComments Off on Heavy Rain, Floods and Landslides in Mexico Kill at Least 41

The downpours also damaged thousands of homes and cut off power to entire towns. More rain was expected this weekend.

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