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So for that event which states experienced state wide blackouts that lasted for days on end? Here is a write up of that event: https://www.theguardian.com/wor

by jussij 6y ago

So for that event which states experienced state wide blackouts that lasted for days on end? Here is a write up of that event: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/07/us-polar-vortex-extreme-cold-weather-heads-to-east-coast-live https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/07/us-polar-vorte... Not a single mention of blackout. And the reason for that is the grid is well designed and has backup options that makes it resiliently to extreme weather events.

rcurry 6y ago
The grid didn’t seem so great back in 2003 when NYC took a dive for two days. It was amazing seeing the whole city just dead in the water. Shit happens, but fortunately our infrastructure is fairly resilient and we can recover pretty quickly from this kind of thing.
- drjasonharrison 6y ago
  For most places that was a 7 hour black out created by a software bug. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003
  - rcurry 6y ago
    Full power was restored to NYC on the 16th. Yes, that seems about right - I stayed at my office for two days until a coworker commandeered a car that was in our parking garage (owned by a guy who was out of town on business) and gave me a ride home to Freeport. The city was pretty much paralyzed for two days. Some places might have done better but NYC was dead in the water for about two days.