Politics Sep 24 Energy Department will spend nearly $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from the nation's aging power grid By Matthew Daly, Marc Levy, Associated Press
World Jul 06 Cuba faces another island-wide blackout as fuel reserve dwindles and aging grid crumbles An island-wide blackout has hit Cuba as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble. By Associated Press
World May 14 Cuba's eastern province belted by major blackout after power grid collapse The state-run Electric Union said the collapse had stripped power from all eastern provinces from Guantánamo to Ciego de Ávila, and that crews were working to restore power, but it did not give an estimate for how long it would… By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press
Nation Mar 08 Landowners and local communities fight back on AI-driven expansion of high-voltage power lines Although advances in AI are seen by President Trump as critical to the nation’s economic and national security, their energy needs are threatening to overwhelm the power grid — leaving landowners and local communities caught in the middle. By Marc Levy, Associated Press
World Oct 12 Russia targets Ukraine's power grid as Moscow expresses 'extreme concern' over long-range U.S. weapons Kyiv regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said two employees of Ukraine’s largest private energy company were wounded in the strikes. Ukraine’s Energy Ministry also said that infrastructure was also targeted in the regions of Donetsk, Odesa and Chernihiv. By Associated Press
Jan 01 Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after major blackout By Amanda Pérez Pintado, Associated Press Electric power has been restored to nearly all affected customers across Puerto Rico after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve. Continue reading
Dec 31 Blackout causes nearly all of Puerto Rico to lose power on New Year's Eve By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution says it appears the outage was caused by a failure in an underground power line. Continue reading
Dec 25 Russia strikes Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day By Illia Novikov, Associated Press At least one person was killed and Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said that heating was disrupted for 155 residential buildings. Continue reading
May 08 Russia attacks Ukraine's power grid on day country celebrates defeat of Nazism in World War II By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russia has launched a massive attack on energy facilities across seven regions in Ukraine. The attacks have damaged homes and the country's railways. The attack happened on the day Ukraine celebrates the defeat of Nazism in World War II. Continue reading
Sep 07 Texas heat brings the state's power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use. This comes a day after the system was pushed to the brink of outages for the first time since a deadly winter… Continue reading