The cellular industry is questioning its reliance on the nation’s electric grid after last month’s massive blackout, which outlasted the backup power reserves of many cell phone transmission sites. A ...

The recent northeast blackout has fueled proponents of building more power plants in the city. We told you so, they say, we need more power to meet rising demand. But even before anyone knows what ...

Ten years ago this month, a software bug in an Ohio company’s control room caused a widespread, multi-day blackout, affecting 45 million Americans across eight states on the East Coast and through ...

There was a transport dimension to Blackout 2003. Two nations, at least those parts still with electricity, were riveted to the television showing images of stranded commuters in the streets of the ...

In some respects, Kingdon Capital Management lucked out with the Northeast blackout of August 2003. The outage occurred after the market had closed and, for Kingdon at least, only lasted about 12 ...

NEW YORK The past two weeks have been a challenge for small-business owners, particularly if their computers run on Windows XP software or they re located in the Northeast or southern Canada. First, ...

It’s been nearly a year since Spain’s catastrophic blackout, and key questions remain. Post-mortem reports point to a complex chain reaction in the grid, with no single trigger and gaps in ...