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Re:Eastern US power grid orders cuts, issues system wide eme... by fsh on Saturday December 24, 2022 @02:26AM (#34114798)
Blackouts happen if the power lines themselves get damaged. But rationing and rolling blackouts due to insufficient capacity are basically unheard-of.
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Re:Eastern US power grid orders cuts, issues system wide eme... by Symbiote on Saturday December 24, 2022 @04:29AM (#34115329)
Rationing happens, but it only affects large industry etc who have contracted to the arrangement.
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Re:Eastern US power grid orders cuts, issues system wide eme... by sidlls on Saturday December 24, 2022 @04:40AM (#34115371)
Which is what this scenario was.
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Re:Eastern US power grid orders cuts, issues system wide eme... by landemva on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:30AM (#34118346)
I heard it happened in California.

"In August 2020, hundreds of thousands of Californians briefly lost power in rolling blackouts ..."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/california-blackouts-power-grid/st...

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