History of Power outage in Timeline
A power outage, also known by various other terms like blackout, power failure, or power loss, refers to the complete interruption of the electrical power supply to an end user from the electrical power network.
2000: California electricity crisis
In 2000, the California electricity crisis saw rolling blackouts occur due to government deregulation destabilizing the wholesale electricity market.
2001: California electricity crisis
In 2001, the California electricity crisis saw rolling blackouts occur due to government deregulation destabilizing the wholesale electricity market.
2002: OPA model proposed
In 2002, researchers proposed the OPA model for the behavior of electrical distribution systems.
2003: Publication on outages
In 2003, Carreras and co-authors published a study claiming that reducing the likelihood of small outages only increases the likelihood of larger ones due to short-term economic benefits.
2003: Northeast Blackout of 2003
In 2003, the Northeast Blackout occurred when overgrown trees touched high-voltage power lines, causing around 55 million people in the U.S. and Canada to lose power, costing around $6 billion.
2015: Solution proposed to reduce power outage impact
In 2015, M. S. Saleh introduced a solution to reduce the impact of power outages.
October 2018: Senate Committee Hearing on Black Start
In October 2018, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to examine "black start", the process of restoring electricity after a system-wide power loss.
2019: California power shutoffs
In 2019, power shutoffs occurred in California to prevent wildfires around poorly maintained transmission lines.
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