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To: jayt who wrote (22518)7/21/2006 1:50:11 PM
From: tom pope   of 37387
 
Blackout in NYC. Sounds like their urban grid needs upgrading:

As for why only Queens neighborhoods were affected, the mayor said Con Edison officials explained that 10 of the 22 feeder cables bringing power from the regional power grid to western Queens had been damaged, causing “a sort of cascading effect.” Power surged into the remaining cables, overloading them.
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