Northeast blackout of 2003
Major power outage in August 2003 in North America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Date | August 14–16, 2003 (2003-08-14 – 2003-08-16) |
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Duration | 2 hours–4 days, depending on location |
Location | Northeastern United States, Central Canada |
Type | Blackout |
Cause | Software bug in the alarm system in the control room of FirstEnergy |
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