Jamaica scrambles to restore power after rare islandwide blackout ^55%

AP News - 6/6/2026, 2:34 PM

Availability Heuristic 25.3% - Negativity Bias 24.7% - Framing Effect 23.7%

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Jamaica’s national electricity provider said it was racing to restore service early Saturday, after an outage left the entire island without power overnight. The sole energy supplier in the country, Jamaica Public Service Company, confirmed the outage that began just after 9 p.m. on Friday affected all... more

Total blackout strikes St. Thomas and St. John in the US Virgin Islands twice this weekend ^17.2%

AP News - 5/31/2026, 4:34 PM

Unattributed Quote 17.4% - Optimism Bias 16.8% - Negativity Bias 12.2%

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A total blackout hit St. Thomas and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands early Sunday, the second this weekend as the U.S. territory struggles with increasingly frequent outages. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said in a statement that the outages stemmed from the loss of generation at a power... more

Humidity at PG&E Substation Likely Cause of Massive December San Francisco Blackout ^73.2%

KQED - By Katie DeBenedetti - 5/9/2026, 12:19 AM

Negativity Bias 17.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.1% - Availability Heuristic 10.4%

The fire at a PG&E substation that sparked a major outage in December, cutting power for about a third of city residents during the holiday weekend, was likely caused by a buildup of humidity, among other factors, according to an independent report released Friday. The 70-page analysis by engineering consulting firm Exponent found that... more

Around 87,000 Xcel customers without power Friday morning as officials warn of extremely dangerous fire conditions ^67.9%

Colorado Public Radio - By Ishan Thakore, Alejandro A. Alonso Galva, Tegan Wendland, Tony Gorman - 12/19/2025, 3:24 PM

Updated Dec. 19, 2025 at 4:40 p.m. Around 88,000 Xcel customers are still without power Friday in Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jefferson, Larimer, and Weld counties. The state's largest energy company implemented another planned safety power shutdown at 5 a.m. ahead of hurricane-level winds that have knocked down power lines, trees, and... more

Strong winds from coast-to-coast storm fuel wildfires, power outages and trigger evacuations across Rockies ^87.6%

Fox Weather - By Angela Fortuna, Julian Atienza - 12/18/2025, 1:34 AM

Hurricane-force wind gusts from a powerful coast-to-coast storm helped fuel wildfires and smaller bush fires across South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado Wednesday, as the region braces for more fire weather conditions. The FOX Forecast Center said winds gusted up to 70 mph in the Pennington County, South Dakota region, where the Greyhound... more

Power outages soar across Northwest, as latest storm blasts flood-weary Washington with hurricane-force winds ^83.5%

FOX Weather - By Julian Atienza - 12/17/2025, 3:54 PM

SEATTLE – Powerful wind gusts knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers across Washington and Oregon early Wednesday, as the latest atmospheric river intensified over the flood-devastated Pacific Northwest. U.S. COAST GUARD HEROES JOIN FOX WEATHER TO DISCUSS DRAMATIC BACK-TO-BACK RESCUE OPERATIONS THAT SAVED FOUR LIVES This... more

Colorado officials implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff due to fire risk from strong winds ^88.6%

FOX Weather - By Alexandra Myers - 12/16/2025, 8:52 PM

<strong>DENVER, CO</strong> - A Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) is in effect in Colorado as strong winds slam the area, and more severe weather could move in on Friday. Around 50,000 customers in Boulder, Clear Creek, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties are impacted. High Wind Warnings and Watches along with Fire Weather Warnings... more