Electricity demand and a greater mix of renewable and fossil generation in the United States requires more attention paid to ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.-- Today marks the 21st anniversary of the massive blackout that hit Staten Island and much of the northeastern United States on August 14, 2003. This event left millions ...

DETROIT – It was a typical summer day until, in a matter of minutes, 50 million people were without power. That was 21 years ago. We’re talking about the 2003 Northeast Blackout. By 4:15 p.m ...

The Northeast blackout of 2003 affected nearly 60 million people. By Larry Rulison, Staff Writer Updated Aug 11, 2013 7:28 a.m.

The 2003 Northeast Blackout was all anyone and any news outlet could talk about 20 years ago, at least for anyone who still had power. Here’s a look back at what happened on August 14 and the ...

On August 14, 2003, the lights went out for millions across the Northeast in one of the biggest blackouts in North American history. For hours, cities were stuck without power after an electrical ...

On Aug. 14, 2003, however, a major power outage left about 50 million people across the Northeast in darkness - with New York City largely at a standstill. August 14, 2003 is remembered as a hot ...

A blackout across the Northeast in 2003 shut down what could've been a legendary streetball battle of future New York Knicks and more staged by rappers Jay-Z and Fat Joe.

Remembering the great 2003 blackout 20 years later, and steps taken to prevent a recurrence. ... resulted in a system failure affecting much of the northeast and Canada.

The Northeast Blackout forever changed the power industry across the continent. International agreements were made industry-wide after the event in 2003 to help prevent the same issues.