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What Caused Mass Blackout in Europe? What We Know
Spanish grid operator Red Electrica said there was a "strong oscillation in the power flow, which triggered 'a very ...
Spain’s Prime Minister Summoned Utilities to Discuss Blackout
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held a meeting Tuesday evening with executives from the country’s main utilities to ...
Spain vows to solve massive blackout mystery, prevent it from happening again
Spain's government has set up a special commission to figure out what caused the massive power outage that hit virtually the ...
Cause of Spain power outage still unclear after mass blackout, travel chaos
Red Eléctrica, Spain’s electricity grid operator, ruled out a cyberattack, human error or unusual weather. Experts say it ...
Power outages across Spain and Portugal affected millions. How to prepare for a major blackout
A widespread blackout across Spain and Portugal upended the lives of millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.
Spain Blackout Is First of Clean-Energy Era
Solar energy was powering the grid in Spain and Portugal on Monday—until it wasn’t, leaving tens of millions without ...
Madrid Open players took blackout in stride, enjoyed time away from cellphones
Many of the tennis players who endured the power outage that brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill and disrupted the ...
Emergency Planning Lessons From One Remote Worker After Portugal’s Massive Blackout
A power outage shut down parts of three countries for most of the workday. Society didn’t break down, but it did inspire my ...