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Why did Spain and Portugal go dark?

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May 1, 2025
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ANECDOTE

Personal Blackout Experience

  • The blackout caused computer monitors and internet connections to go down suddenly for many.<br>- People experienced non-working elevators and traffic lights, causing chaos and traffic jams in Madrid.
INSIGHT

Unusual Cause of Blackout

  • The blackout was unusual because it wasn’t caused by extreme weather as often happens.<br>- It was not caused by storms, extreme heat, or winter cold, making it a puzzling event.
INSIGHT

Cascading Grid Failures

  • The blackout started with solar farms tripping offline causing destabilization.<br>- A cascading effect followed with power plants disconnecting as a safety feature, collapsing the grid.
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