Hacker News with Generative AI: Blackouts

Spain in the Dark Is Safer Than Elsewhere with Power (nytimes.com)
On April 28, the so-called Great Blackout, one of the strangest days of our lives, left all of the Iberian Peninsula in the dark.
Spain, Energy, Blackouts, Power Outages, International News
12 points by mbroncano 19 days ago | 4 comments
What Is "Induced Atmospheric Vibration"? (stackexchange.com)
The blackout seen today on the Iberian Peninsula has been attributed to a "rare" phenomenon known as "induced atmospheric vibration".
Science, Physics, Blackouts, Meteorology
167 points by belter 24 days ago | 88 comments
Why restarting a power grid is so hard (arstechnica.com)
Since the Iberian Peninsula lost power in a massive blackout, grid operators are in the process of trying to restore power to millions of customers and businesses.
Power Grids, Blackouts, Infrastructure
13 points by dangle1 25 days ago | 1 comments
Doubts remain over reliability of Texas power grid (npr.org)
Four years after deadly blackout, doubts remain over reliability of Texas’ power grid Officials say they've improved the grid, but new challenges have emerged as demand grows
Texas, Energy, Power Grid, Reliability, Blackouts
66 points by geox 96 days ago | 70 comments