physics

Record summer highs prompt rolling blackouts

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Record-setting summer heat drives more of us inside for air-conditioned relief. All that demand is more than the electrical power grid can provide. As a result, it’s likely we will soon face the return of rolling blackouts. “The power grid can only supply so much power,” says Master Electrician Jim Fish with Generator Power Systems. […]

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A bad driver could put you in the dark

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Two drivers racing on the Gulf Freeway’s feeder road couldn’t have known how expensive their fun would be to people they’d never meet. As their vehicles raced at high-speed, swapping lanes for fun, one of them lost control, rolled over and took out a power pole. Instantly, over 10,000 homes and businesses were in the […]

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