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Does the US map have a different definition for "power outage" than the Canada/UK map on the same website? Unless I've missed news about a tornado or hurricane,
by jeroenhd 2y ago
Does the US map have a different definition for "power outage" than the Canada/UK map on the same website? Unless I've missed news about a tornado or hurricane, the outage statistics for the US seem rather extreme to me.
- _heimdall 2y agoWe had a strong storm come through yesterday afternoon and night. I didn't lose power at home but I'm not surprised that around 85k in my state did. I saw quite a few down trees and leaning power poles this morning. Part of the problem was that, at least here, we got 4" of rain earlier this week. This storm brought more rain, high winds, and a lot of lightning.
- 827a 2y agoVery bad ice and wind storm across the eastern seaboard this weekend.
- thedougd 2y agoSeveral days of rain (couple inches) and high winds this morning as a front moved through.
- Symbiote 2y agoAccording to this report [1] the average time between blackouts in 5 years in the UK, vs 3½ years in the USA and less than 12 months in Canada. (Page 8.) [1] https://reports.electricinsights.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/191202_Drax_Q3_Report.pdf https://reports.electricinsights.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20... (via https://reports.electricinsights.co.uk/reports/q3-2019/ https://reports.electricinsights.co.uk/reports/q3-2019/)