Is there not a possibility that if a neighbouring area has gone down, then your area might be at risk of going down if they need to do maintenace on all surroun

Is there not a possibility that if a neighbouring area has gone down, then your area might be at risk of going down if they need to do maintenace on all surrounding areas to fix the issue? I would imagine its useful for store owners to know the power is out a mile down the road, and might enable them to start making preparations in case they are next.