Latest news with #outages
Bloomberg
5 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Puerto Rico Takes Step Toward Ousting Grid Manager Luma Energy
Puerto Rico filed a notice against Luma Energy, the US-Canadian consortium that manages the island's troubled power grid, in what is seen as an initial step toward modifying or breaking the contract. 'Puerto Rico's electric customers have endured nearly four years of rolling outages, ballooning costs, and broken promises — even as billions in federal reconstruction dollars sit idle,' the Public-Private Partnerships Authority wrote to Luma. 'Despite repeated written notices and good faith attempts to secure voluntary compliance, Luma continues to flout its most basic obligations.'
The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
Google down: Workspace hit with huge outage as users battle to access Gmail, Google Drive and more
GOOGLE is facing outages as users report delays and errors across a number of services. The service reported that the incident began at 3.10pm and is affecting Gmail, Google Drive, Google Meet and Google Workspace. 2 2 According to DownDetector, reports of issues reached a peak at around 4.30pm today. Hundreds of users have logged issues with the service. This is affecting platforms like Google Docs, Google Chat and Google Analytics. A report from Google says: "Various Workspace services are experiencing elevated latency and error rates." Users flocked to X to complain about the ongoing issues. Another said: "Google drive is down? Well my work day is over then."
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
UPDATED: Power restored to more customers in Jamestown later Sunday
Jun. 23—JAMESTOWN — Otter Tail Power Co. restored power to its customers north of the railroad tacks at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday, June 22, it said on its website at 10 a.m. Monday, June 23. Otter Tail Power said it is still experiencing nested outages and will continue to make repairs until power has been restored to all customers. If power was restored but anybody is still without electricity, the company said the issues might be specific to a particular location. Visit for more information on what to do after we've restored power to your area. Otter Tail Power says nested outages can be caused by localized damage, blown fuses or faulty equipment, service line issues, meter or panel problems or manual isolation. More than 400 customers in Stutsman County are without power as of about 11:30 a.m. Monday, according to the company's power outage map. Two storms moved through Jamestown Friday evening and early Saturday. The storms caused power outages to more than 20,000 Otter Tail Power customers in its service area in Minnesota and North Dakota. The company said multiple tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail occurred in large portions of its service area and wind gusts of up to 94 mph contributed to "significant damage. Power for the following towns is estimated to be restored on Monday, June 23, in the following communities near Jamestown: Ayr: 8 p.m.; Courtenay, 5 p.m.; Dazey, 10 p.m.; Eldridge, 8 p.m.; Erie, 8 p.m.; Kensal, 4 p.m.; Luverne, 5 p.m.; and Wimbledon, 5 p.m. Power for the following towns is estimated to be restored at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, at: * Clifford * Galesburg * Luverne * Melville * Page * Pillsbury * Rogers Otter Tail Power crews are checking the status in Bordulac and Medina. The company said Monday evening, June 22, its process is to identify damage and needed repairs, beginning with repairs to substations and transmission lines, which must be repaired before power can be restored to communities. It said in many locations, it has been able to move to fixing main distribution lines that serve many homes and businesses, which brings power to the largest number of customers as soon as possible. The company expects to be finalizing repairs, then move to smaller neighborhood lines and then individual homes or businesses that need service. Otter Tail will provide another update at about 6 p.m. Monday, June 23. The company's outage map and other information is available at . Customer outages can be reported by calling 800-257-4044 or 218-739-8877 or online at . The city of Jamestown lifted its restrictions for water and sewer and residents may resume normal usage, according to the city engineer's office. The cityhas not yet determined if tree cleanup along streets and avenues will take place. A decision will be made in the near future, the city engineer's office said. The city is focusing its efforts on fully restoring water, sanitary and storm sewer services. Residents may view city licensed contractors on the city's website,
RNZ News
16-06-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
Internet outages reported across the country
Customers around the country are experiencing internet outages. Photo: Chorus Customers around the country are experiencing internet outages. Outage website Downdetector shows a spike in reported outages for One, Spark and 2Degrees. RNZ is contacting those providers for more information. More to come...
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Residents' frustration at '1970s-style' power cuts
Northern Powergrid says its engineers have fixed a fault in Northern Lincolnshire, as some residents claim the frequent outages reminded them of 1970s-style power cuts. People living in the Isle of Axholme have told the BBC that the outages, which had been going on since December, often lasted for hours and heavily disrupted their lives. Gary Cawkwell, who lives in the village of Althorpe, described the situation as "ridiculous", adding that it left residents needing to "get the candles out". A Northern Powergrid spokesperson blamed the problem on overgrown trees. "Engineers were mobilised to investigate, repairs have taken place, and we can confirm this is now complete," they added. In April, a foodbank in Haxey said it was "deeply frustrated" after power cuts ruined their stocks of chilled food. People living in the area said their lives had become a nightmare and, at some points in the last month, thousands of people saw their supplies cut off on a daily basis. Maggie Wootten, who has lived in West Butterwick for 34 years, said she had resorted to keeping camping lanterns around her house. She added: "They've been happening regularly since Christmas and often in the middle of the night. The last two months have been the worst. "We're paying a lot of money for something but we're not getting the service. They (Northern Powergrid) say they have fixed it but I'm just waiting for the next cut." Some residents said they had been offered a £30 payment from Northern Powergrid for the inconvenience caused. Christine Kennedy said she had "lost count" of how many power cuts her household had experienced and was sceptical about the cause of the problems. She added: "We've been told birds and vegetation are to blame but that's difficult to believe. Are they really different here compared to anywhere else?" Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Foodbank throws away supplies because of power cut Northern Powergrid
