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Historic Hurricane Harvey destroys power infrastructure, cuts electricity to 300K

Posted by Melissa Tamberg on September 14, 2017

Summer may be coming to a close, but hurricane season is still going strong. We continue to keep monitor significant power outages and their effects, and in August we’ve logged 312 separate blackouts — impacting more than 1.05 million customers. Without question, all eyes were on Hurricane Harvey, which was responsible for leaving nearly 300,000 homes and businesses in the dark.

Tags: Power Loss, Backup Power | Posted in: News

In case you missed it: VMworld 2017 review

Posted by Eaton on September 4, 2017

If you were unable to attend VMworld this year, unable to swing by the Eaton booth, or just want a quick reminder of the fun you had while you were there, read Elizabeth Bagnas’ review of the IT show that was held in Las Vegas last month.

Tags: Virtualization, IT , Backup Power | Posted in: News

Outer Banks, NC human-caused outage and other summer blackouts

Posted by Melissa Tamberg on August 15, 2017

Many parts of the country had to ride out heat waves in July — with power outages hot on their trail. In fact, of the 345 blackouts tracked throughout the month, more than one-third — 125 incidents — were deemed weather-related. Thunderstorms, tornadoes, monsoons and microbursts all shouldered some of the blame for knocking out power to a collective 1.56 million customers for a total of nearly 19 days. Here, we detail some of the most significant, scary and suspect power outages of the month.

Tags: Power Loss, IT , Backup Power | Posted in: News

14 Fascinating Facts About Electricity and the History of Power

Posted by Melissa Tamberg on August 1, 2017

You may want to curse your elementary school teacher. Despite what you probably learned as a child, Benjamin Franklin did not invent electricity. Check out our list of fascinating facts about electricity and the history of power.

Tags: Power Loss, Backup Power | Posted in: Trends

From nature to Mother Nature, outages take a toll in June

Posted by Molly Miller on July 20, 2017

Power outages clearly aren’t planning to take a vacation this summer. In June, Eaton’s Blackout Tracker logged 284 separate incidents across the U.S., affecting more than 1 million people over a collective 485 hours --- that’s more than 20 days! What, exactly, was culpable for leaving so many customers in the dark? Here’s just a snapshot….

Tags: Power Loss, Backup Power | Posted in: News

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