[Gllug] Major power cuts in North America

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On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Chris Bell muttered drunkenly:
>    Thought now to possibly be a domino effect after a transformer fire on a
> hot day.

Not at all surprising given the parlous state of the US grid.

(Restarting is made nastier than it would be here because generation
plants in the US do not have to be capable of starting without grid
power... so the restarting process is serialized more than it would be
here.)

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