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Blackout '77 (Entry 129.PS1828)

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The Power Grid Is Flowing Watern

There was an abundance of electricity that had nowhere to go. Power plants were sending more power along the line than they could support. Con edison tried to get a fast start a station up on line, but when they sent the signal there, there was nobody there. And then there was another lightning strike that shut down a power station in yonkers.

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