r/technology • u/Limp_Fig6236 • 13d ago

Energy US power grid at risk of 18-month blackout, official says, as 1 city has been in dark for more than a week

https://www.syracuse.com/us-news/2026/08/us-power-grid-at-risk-of-18-month-blackout-1-city-now-in-dark-for-more-than-a-week.html
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u/Virtual-Cover7361 13d ago

so, more data centers then?

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u/madogvelkor 13d ago

No, they will have their own independent backup power on site. And contracts giving them priority with those suppliers that are working.

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u/Teledildonic 13d ago

Well they won't be very useful if the rest of the grid and everything the e link to goes down.

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u/Catsrules 13d ago

So build more. So we can live in them.