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Deaths. Almost 100. The Northeast blackout of 2003 was a widespread power outage throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, and most parts of the Canadian province of Ontario on Thursday, August 14, 2003, beginning just after 4:10 p.m. EDT. [ 1 ] Most places restored power by midnight (within 7 hours), some as early as 6 ...
March 12— Indonesia —A power failure affected 13 million people in South Sumatra and Lampung. [ 75 ] July 13— Azerbaijan — Baku and nearly the entirety of the country experienced a blackout due to unknown causes. [ 76 ] April 30—United States—Nearly all of JEA 's 355,000 customers in Jacksonville, Florida, lost power.
During the Northeast Blackout of 2003, the transmission systems within the PJM operations area largely remained operational and were not affected by the power failure. [9] When the grid separated, a small portion of the Public Service Electric & Gas of New Jersey zone electrically separated from the Eastern Interconnection due to over-frequency ...
In August 2003, North America experienced its worst blackout to date, as 50 million people lost power in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Ontario, Canada. A United States–Canada Power System Outage Task Force was formed to investigate the causes of the blackout and to make recommendations to prevent future blackouts.
The blackout affected some areas of Canada as well with a total of 10 million Canadians and 45 million Americans left without power. Today in history: Massive blackout hits Northeast US states ...
This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Discussions: 2003 North America blackout -> 2003 North American blackout, Moved, 22 July 2006, 2003 North American blackout -> Northeast Blackout of 2003, Moved, 6 September 2006,
Northeast Blackout. Northeast Blackout may refer to: Northeast blackout of 1965, a power outage that affected parts of Ontario, Canada, and the Northeastern United States. Northeast blackout of 2003, a power outage the affected parts of Ontario, Canada, and the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Category:
A map of the states and provinces affected. Not all areas within the political boundaries were blacked out. The northeast blackout of 1965 was a significant disruption in the supply of electricity on Tuesday, November 9, 1965, affecting parts of Ontario in Canada and Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont in ...