As Pacific Northwest Cooks, Some Energy Customers Hit with Multiple Blackouts
“The rolling blackouts that cut electricity for tens of thousands of Spokane, Washington, residents amid this week’s record breaking heat wave mostly hit the same power customers repeatedly because of strains on equipment that couldn’t handle the blistering temperatures, utility officials said,” reports CBS News in their blog.
“And there was plenty of power available for customers in Spokane despite increased demand. That’s in contrast to the blackouts imposed in Texas last winter amid freezing temperatures, when there wasn’t enough electricity to meet the demand, and during a hot spell in California last summer.”