tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985375119695599206.post2438515085628447789..comments2011-09-10T06:29:49.224-05:00Billy Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388845919168009946noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985375119695599206.post-87680351756814132142011-09-10T06:29:49.224-05:002011-09-10T06:29:49.224-05:00It now appears that the outage was caused by a fairly common error during a switching operation at a major substation. My only comment is that our electric power grid is exceedingly complex and humans make mistakes sometimes. With electric power, small mistakes can be deadly and instantaneously impact vast numbers of homes and businesses. <br /><br />Since these events rarely happen, we all tend to assume that electric power is simple to deliver 24 X 7 X 365, but it is not. The levels of reliability we enjoy come from the skill and dedication of many, many humans. On rare occasions, the system fails.Billy Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388845919168009946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985375119695599206.post-67410021211112896002011-09-09T17:23:28.654-05:002011-09-09T17:23:28.654-05:00Just out of curiosity....what is your take on the massive power outage in Arizona and Southern California that happened last night.e power outage in Arizona and Southern California that happened last night.jwhite6069http://www.blogger.com/profile/01272085942304856288noreply@blogger.com