2019-02-10 at 2:08 AM UTC
gadzooks
Dark Matter
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The power just went out in my neighbourhood for about half an hour... So I tried venturing outside but it is COLDER THAN A MOTHERFUCKER right now, and the wind is absolutely brutal. So I just ran back home to wait in the dark.
Luckily it came back on just now.
But anyway, what causes this? Usually there are weather extremes occuring at the same time, but the weather extremes don't seem to explain things in and of themselves. I mean, strong winds could knock power lines down... But that wouldn't explain the hundreds of isolated clusters of power loss scattered throughout my general area (I checked out a power loss map online).
2019-02-10 at 2:11 AM UTC
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2019-02-10 at 2:25 AM UTC
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1. Storms: Wind, heat, ice and snow are the most common causes of widespread power outages.
2. Trees: During high winds, or trimming by an untrained professional, limbs can come into contact with power lines and cause interruptions. You can always request a tree trimming service on SCE’s website.
3. Vehicles: A vehicle collision with a utility pole can cause a power outage.
4. Earthquakes: Quakes of all sizes can damage electrical facilities and power lines.
5. Animals: Although we place barriers between wildlife and electricity equipment, squirrels, snakes and other small animals may still cause a short circuit.
6. Lightning: When lightning strikes electrical equipment, transmission towers, wires and poles, outages can occur.
7. Excavation digging: Sometimes, underground cables are disturbed by digging. It’s important to call 811 before any gardening or digging project.
8. High Power Demand: During heat waves and other times of unusually high power demand, overburdened electric cables, transformers, and other electrical equipment can melt and fail.
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2019-02-10 at 2:28 AM UTC
gadzooks
Dark Matter
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I appreciate the detailed answer, but what I REALLY want to know is what explains geographically isolated clusters of power outtage...
All those scenarios are perfect for explaining a single area being without power, but how can there be hundreds of areas without power, but areas in between them still with power?
2019-02-10 at 2:28 AM UTC
9. someone tripped over a cord and Canada is retarded so you're all going to die now
