Power Outages Leave Thousands in the Dark in Cowichan Valley By | October 25, 2023 High winds and heavy rains have battered the Cowichan Valley region on Vancouver Island, causing widespread power outages and leaving over 8000 customers without electricity. BC Hydro, the primary electricity provider in the region, has reported downed power lines and […]
Central Maine Power and Versant Report Outages in Maine Preparing for Hurricane Lee Central Maine Power (CMP) and Versant, both utility companies in Maine, are reporting outages in the state as Hurricane Lee impacts the area. As Mainers brace for the potential impacts of the storm, CMP is taking proactive measures to prepare for power […]
Power Outage Leaves Over One Million Customers Without Electricity in Quebec Background On Saturday morning, over one million customers in Quebec were left without electricity, plunging many households into darkness. The power outage affected customers on Hydro-Quebec‘s network, with Montreal being the hardest hit, followed by the Laurentides, Laval, Montérégie, and the Capitale-Nationale regions. While […]
Power Outages in Newmarket: A Disruption in the Storm Introduction Newmarket, a picturesque town in Ontario, Canada, experienced a severe thunderstorm this afternoon, leading to a power outage in the area of Davis Drive and Bayview Avenue. The outage affected a significant number of Newmarket-Tay Power customers, causing disruptions in homes and businesses. However, emergency […]
Power Outage Affects Nearly 200,000 Hydro-Quebec Clients in Montreal Introduction A widespread power outage has hit the western side of Montreal, leaving nearly 200,000 Hydro-Quebec clients without electricity. The outages, caused by an incident on a transmission line, are affecting large swaths of the city, with the West Island being the hardest hit. This comes […]
Reddit Blackout: Why Thousands of Communities are Going Dark Introduction On Monday, June 12, 2023, tens of millions of Reddit users will be unable to access their favorite pages for at least two days. The blackout is part of a wider protest by Redditors against a move that could result in several third-party applications being […]
Reddit Blackout: Developers Protest Charges for Access to Site Data Introduction Reddit, one of the most popular social media platforms in the world, is facing backlash from developers who build third-party applications on the site. Recently, the company decided to charge for access to its application programming interface (API), resulting in a blackout by many […]