rolling blackout
Scheduled power cuts
A rolling blackout is a controlled, temporary power outage rotated through different areas to prevent total grid failure during electricity shortages.
Utilities deliberately cut power to sections in sequence, restoring one area before blacking out another: The heat wave triggered rolling blackouts across the city.
Distinguished from unplanned outages caused by equipment failure or storms.
- substationPower distribution point
- peak demandMaximum simultaneous consumption level
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- backup generatorReserve electricity-producing machine
- economic disruptionSevere interference with commerce
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- infrastructure failuresbridge collapse, potholes, dam breach, power outage, water main breaks
- blackoutspower outage, power failure, power cut, outage, grid failure
- Energy Crisisoil shortage, gas shortage, fuel crisis, power outage, oil embargo
- Power Outagespower cut, outage, brownout, scheduled outage, grid failure
- utility problemspower outage, brownout, water leak, gas leak, billing error
rolling blackoutgrid collapse
Electrical network breakdown
total blackout · cascading failure · infrastructure collapse · flash crash
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