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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2003
Page
8
Iowa transplants describe coping with a power outage in New York City and New Jersey. They walked long distances in high heels and dark streets, waited hours for ferries, and relied on police and civilians directing traffic as power slowly returned.
President Bush blamed an antiquated national grid as televisions may not return until weekend ends, with a massive nine second blackout affecting eight states and Canada. Bloomberg reported a call from Bush amid calls for modernization of the delivery system.
Bloomberg lauded city leadership as a blackout darkened eastern North America. Crime fell overnight versus the average, and he contrasted current calm with 1977 chaos, noting compassion in the response.
MISO territory faces five year needs for transmission and generation upgrades. MAPP says it has adequate summer capacity with a 19.8 percent margin and can export excess. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City officials say essential services stay online with backup generators for water and wastewater plants and safety buildings. Industry players note that many large users have installed generators to prevent outages and qualify for interruptible rates. experts warn Iowa faces transmission weak links and an unclear blackout cause.
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