blackout

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Eight of America’s 13 regional electric grids are already at or below critical spare capacity levels, according to Goldman Sachs, raising the risk of blackouts if too many big customers plug in at once.

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This has plunged Cuba into a further economic morass with fuel shortages and rolling blackouts.

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Electric grid operators are particularly worried about those kinds of high-demand moments, which can lead to blackouts.

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Electric grid operators are particularly worried about those kinds of high-demand moments, which can lead to blackouts.

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In early January, a communications blackout at Athens International Airport snarled flights for hours, when multiple radio frequencies serving Athens airspace were hit by continuous "noise" interference.

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