AEP Moves to Add Power Line After Outages Across Region
AEP spokesman Todd Burns from Roanoke notes steps to protect the system with a new 765000 volt line amid Thursday's blackout in the northeast and southern Canada. He cites existing grids, monitoring, and the goal of redundancy to prevent regional outages. Local officials discuss the broader grid impact and historical context of reliability standards.
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Roanoke
United States
Canada
Todd Burns
AEP
Burns
U.S
Phil Moye
Charleston
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
State Corporation Commission of Virginia
New York City
National Electric Reliability’ Council
West Virginia-Virginia- Kentucky
Kenna Amos
Kamos
Bottonline.com
Bluefield
Blackout expands across four states and Canada
Power plants in four states shut down amid widespread outages stretching from New York to New England and into Ohio and Michigan. Governor Pataki and President Bush commented as officials disputed lightning causes and terrorism fears. Toronto and Ottawa reported outages with people fleeing buildings and curfews imposed in Detroit area. Restoration expected to take many hours or longer.
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New York
George Pataki
Bush
U.S
Niagara Falls
New York State
New England
Ohio
Michigan
Toronto
Canada
Ottawa
Detroit
Power blackout hits eastern North America on Sept 11 echoes
A widespread blackout darkened eastern North America, stranding riders and dimming traffic signals from Cleveland to New York. Officials warned water supplies risked shortages in New York while New Jersey and New York declared emergencies. Residents improvised with candles and radios as outages spread through Vermont towns and Harlem storefronts.
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Aaron David
United Nations
Cleveland
New York State
Matthew Melewski
New York Independent System
New York
New Jersey
Su Rya
125Th Street
Harlem
New York City
Vermont
Widespread Northeast Blackout Strands Millions Without Power
A massive outage hit New York State including New York City with power loss across Manhattan. Gov. McGreevey activated 700 National Guardsmen as New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Vermont and parts of Canada reported outages and flight and train services were interrupted.
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New York
New York State
New York City
Michael Bloomberg
Niagara Falls
Manhattan
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Erie
Forest
Venango
Vermont
Franklin County
Highgate
Swanton
Richard Thompson
Canada
Toronto
Ottawa
Windsor
North Bay
Ontario
Thunder Bay
Widespread Blackout Halts Northeastern States and NYC Events
A massive outage disrupted northern New Jersey and Connecticut, prompting Gov McGreevey to mobilize 700 National Guardsmen and deploy 300 more troopers. Lights flickered in Hartford and Broadway shut down. Mets batting practice halted in New York as the blackout hit, and a San Francisco Giants bus waited in the parking lot. A Toledo game was canceled and slated for a doubleheader. Officials disputed lightning strikes on Niagara facilities while President Bush called for a grid modernization review as the nation coped with the blackout.
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New Jersey
James E. McGreevey
National
Connecticut
Metro- North
Hartford
Broadway
Mets
New York
Ing
San Francisco Giants
Toledo Mudhens
Norfolk Tides
Niagara
Jim Munson
Jean Chretien
Brian Warner
New York Power Authority
San Diego
Bush
Power outage hit Bluefield areas and nearby facilities
Residents reported a widespread outage with some blocks retaining service. Little Caesar’s on Bland at Mountain View stayed powered, while others including Bluefield Daily Telegraph and The Maples Retirement Home faced outages. Police logged about 106 calls as power and cable issues persisted and generators ran to support essential sites.
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Little Caesar Pizza
Bland
Mountain View
Anthony Harless
Little Caesar’s
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Maples Retirement Home
West
Virginia Manor
Manor
Scott Street
Anthony Buzzo
Bluefield Police Department
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Buzzo
Cumberland Road
Daily Telegraph
Bush credits local officials as blackout checks improve
Terrorism coverage notes state and local officials coordinated emergency response after outages. Bush praises readiness and organization compared with 2 1/2 years ago while Homeland Security readies teams for strikes and outages. No federal requests for assistance had been made by 9 p.m. EDT. NORAD reports no airborne threat, and bases maintain backup power.
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Bush
Homeland Security Department
Brian Roehrkasse
Department
United States
North American Aerospace Defense Command
NORAD
Pentagon
Dan Stoneking
Power outage sparks Bluefield calls as transformers fail
Police and utility spokesmen describe a transformer equipment failure affecting Bluefield customers. About 3,600 customers lose power, with residents worried about lost television service and disruption from the outage near the Bluefield Avenue substation. Power restoration reports followed within minutes as crews investigated.
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Bluefield Avenue
Buzzo
Kenna Amos
Kamos
Bottonline.com
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Mitchell Barker Jr
CNN
Canton
Eric DiNovo
A-1
Blackout
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Toledo
FirstEnergy Corp
Lake Erie
Lansing
Northwest Airlines
Detroit- Windsor
Greektown
Northeast Utilities
Fairfield
Marine Corps Air Station
Miramar
Blizzard
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