Despite some news reports, Boston does not seem to be effected by the
blackout, nor is MA in general.
As I recall, there was some talk earlier this year about connecting the
MA grid to the NY area grid - but that talk got stalled. I think people
were worried about insufficient connectivity and resources, and getting
dragged down by just the kind of scenario we're seeing right now.
From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On Behalf
Of
Alex Kamantauskas
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:53 PM
To: nanog@merit.edu
Subject: Re: Power outage in North EastFrom MSNBC:
Other affected cities included Buffalo, Albany and Syracuse, N.Y.;
Hartford, Conn.; Lansing and many other smaller cities in Michigan;
Akron
and Toledo, Ohio; and Ottawa and Montreal in Ontario.
Washington and the federal government were not affected Neither were
much
of New England - including all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New
Hampshire, southern Vermont and eastern Connecticut - and other areas
of
Canada, including Quebec City.
Correction to the above snippet. Montreal & Quebec City (Province of
Quebec; not Ontario as stated above) are on a separate power grid and
thus not affected by this outage.
Todd
Other affected cities included Buffalo, Albany and Syracuse, N.Y.;
Hartford, Conn.; Lansing and many other smaller cities in Michigan;
Akron and Toledo, Ohio; and Ottawa and Montreal in Ontario.Washington and the federal government were not affected Neither were
much of New England - including all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
New Hampshire, southern Vermont and eastern Connecticut - and other
areas of Canada, including Quebec City.Correction to the above snippet. Montreal & Quebec City (Province of
Quebec; not Ontario as stated above) are on a separate power grid and
thus not affected by this outage.
Right.. that's what it said:
"...were not affected. Neither were...other areas of Canada, including
Quebec City"
>> Other affected cities included Buffalo, Albany and Syracuse, N.Y.;
>> Hartford, Conn.; Lansing and many other smaller cities in Michigan;
>> Akron and Toledo, Ohio; and Ottawa and Montreal in Ontario.
>>
>> Washington and the federal government were not affected Neither
were
>> much of New England - including all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and
>> New Hampshire, southern Vermont and eastern Connecticut - and other
>> areas of Canada, including Quebec City.
>
> Correction to the above snippet. Montreal & Quebec City (Province
of
> Quebec; not Ontario as stated above) are on a separate power grid
and
> thus not affected by this outage.
>Right.. that's what it said:
"...were not affected. Neither were...other areas of Canada,
including
Quebec City"
I was mostly going after Montreal being offline (which it is not) and
Montreal changing provinces for this story.
>> Other affected cities included Buffalo, Albany and Syracuse,
N.Y.;.... | >> Ottawa and Montreal in Ontario.
Todd
Add Cleveland & surrounding NE Ohio to the list. Word has it that much of
the Great Lakes area is beginning to power up starting from west to east.
I think you have a point. I'm seeing now (AP) that some Canadian officials are saying it was caused by a lightning strike at a Niagra power plant.
I just spoke to my Dad who was up at the Glass House ,"Ford Headquarters"
in Detroit, He was on his way home and said that he has seen 2 lights
while driving through Toledo. From what he was told leaving Detroit - was
power would not be restored till 4-6AM and possibly later tomorrow. So
far our Toledo hub has not come back up.
but guessing is so much fun...
this, from a NERC spokesperson, is about as authoritative as you're
likely to get right now. NERC does know their business when it comes to
this stuff.
"The North American Electric Reliability Council, an industry group
responsible for monitoring the integrity of the system, said the power
outages were "widespread and appear to be centered around Lake Erie,
although they are affecting the entire eastern interconnection."
"We do not know the cause at present but will continue to evaluate the
situation," said Ellen Vancko, speaking for the council.
richard