Latest Power outages News

Capital One dealing with service disruption, mostly related to deposits

Jan. 17, 2025 09:21 AM EST

Capital One is continuing to experience a disruption to its service on Friday, with some customers frustrated that they are unable to see their deposits. As of 8:04 a.m. Eastern, there were nearly 3,400 reports of outages, according to Downdetector. That's up from around 2,100...

Italy rail asks authorities to investigate outages behind train delays

Jan. 15, 2025 09:45 AM EST

ROME (AP) — Italy’s national railroad filed a formal complaint with law enforcement authorities Wednesday alleging that power outages up and down the peninsula that have caused days of train delays were suspicious. “It can’t be a coincidence” that the outages have occurred...

Russia launches massive aerial attack against Ukraine, forcing country to introduce preventive power cuts, official says

Jan. 15, 2025 02:11 AM EST
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launches massive aerial attack against Ukraine, forcing country to introduce preventive power cuts, official says.

Hurricane-force winds cause widespread damage in Alaska's largest city

Jan. 13, 2025 17:10 PM EST

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of residents across Alaska’s largest city were still without power Monday, a day after a powerful storm brought hurricane-force winds that downed power lines, damaged trees, forced more than a dozen planes to divert, and caused a pedestrian bridge over a...

Virginia GOP Gov. Youngkin needs Democratic help to bolster his policy resume

Jan. 13, 2025 16:07 PM EST

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged a skeptical Democratic-controlled Legislature on Monday to work with him to roll back taxes and environmental laws in his administration's final year in office. The term-limited governor's growing national profile...

US official warns Puerto Rico of weak power generation as it prepares for a Trump administration

Jan. 10, 2025 16:44 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Friday in Puerto Rico that the U.S. territory needs more power generation as it struggles to recover from a recent massive blackout. It was Granholm’s last official visit to the island as many worry what...

Moldovans grapple with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia region

Jan. 10, 2025 06:14 AM EST

COPANCA, Moldova (AP) — Every time planned electrical outages are imposed on his village in southern Moldova, 73-year-old retiree Vasili Donici passes the time solving crosswords and puzzles in a room he illuminates with a small gas lamp. “It’s a bit hard without...

Clean tap water isn't flowing in Virginia's capital as residents find creative ways to cope

Jan. 09, 2025 17:49 PM EST

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Theresa Fulgham wasn’t going to wait any longer. After days without water in Virginia’s capital that prompted some residents to melt snow to flush toilets, it was time to get cleaned up. “We need a shower today. Enough is enough,” Fulgham, a live-in...

Puerto Rico's new governor appoints an energy czar to tackle the island's power crisis

Jan. 08, 2025 21:12 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s new governor appointed a so-called energy czar on Wednesday to help pull the U.S. territory out of a power-supply crisis. The nomination of Josué Colón comes days after a massive blackout hit the island, leaving nearly all its 3.2...

Demonstrators block a key Pakistan-China trade route over power outages

Jan. 07, 2025 03:38 AM EST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of protesters angered by power outages have blocked a key highway in northern Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday. The blockade is disrupting bilateral trade with neighboring China and forcing tourists to take longer routes to visit the region. ...