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Power outage in Spain and Portugal brings much of Europe's Iberian Peninsula to a standstill
A widespread power outage hit Spain and Portugal, affecting millions of people who live across Europe's Iberian Peninsula.
Don’t blame renewables for Spain’s power outage: Bousso
While it may be tempting to blame the unprecedented power outage that hit the Iberian peninsula this week on the rapid growth ...
Cause of Spain power outage still unclear after mass blackout, travel chaos
Red Eléctrica, Spain’s electricity grid operator, ruled out a cyberattack, human error or unusual weather. Experts say it ...
First victims of Iberian blackout confirmed in Spain as fallout rumbles on
A sweeping power outage left millions of people across Spain, Portugal and parts of France without power on Monday.
How Spain’s Success in Renewable Energy May Have Left It Vulnerable
The Iberian Peninsula’s widespread blackout raises questions about the resilience of the electric power infrastructure in the ...
Spain Blackout Is First of Clean-Energy Era
Solar energy was powering the grid in Spain and Portugal on Monday—until it wasn’t, leaving tens of millions without ...
Spain power outage: First deaths emerge including tragic family-of-three
Many parts of the Iberian Peninsula were plunged into darkness on Monday with officials now launching an investigation to establish the cause of the major blackout ...
Iberian Peninsula 'blackout' sparks spread of false theories online
Misleading claims and theories have been circulating online after Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France were hit by an ...