What's the Deal with the Blackout in the EU on the Iberian Peninsula?

[Frankeneinstein]

I'm hearing it is "probably" not a cyber-attack but "an atmospheric phenomenon" but no one is really talking about it, word out of the BBC is that millions have no electric...ya can never have enough windmills eh folks?

 

[1srelluc]

Atmospheric phenomenon is what they are saying.....Something to do with extremes in temps.

But why are you shouting?

 

[martybegan]

Atmospheric phenomenon is what they are saying.....Something to do with extremes in temps.

But why are you shouting?

CNN isn't guessing right now on the cause, but to have a whole grid like this drop that quickly is not a normal occurrence regardless of the cause.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

Atmospheric phenomenon is what they are saying.....Something to do with extremes in temps.

Yeah but in the land of windmills it could also just be the wind dying down...BBC just reported that nothing has been ruled out

But why are you shouting?

It was about europe, needed to get folks attention

 

[1srelluc]

It was about europe, needed to get folks attention

Yeah, it may as well been about power going out on the surface of the moon sure enough.

 

[JWBooth]

100% renewable power, what a concept!

 

[martybegan]

100% renewable power, what a concept!

This doesn't seem like a grid failure due to low supply, which usually has a rolling quality or staged quality to it.

This seems like a bunch of safety relays popped off at once and they are having a bugger of a time figuring out why.

 

[1srelluc]

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0428/1509881-spain-portugal-power-outage/

Portugal operator says restoring power grid could take up to one week​

The estimate came after it said a rare atmospheric phenomenon in Spain due to extreme temperature variations in the country's interior caused power outages across the Iberian Peninsula.

 

[martybegan]

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0428/1509881-spain-portugal-power-outage/

Portugal operator says restoring power grid could take up to one week​

The estimate came after it said a rare atmospheric phenomenon in Spain due to extreme temperature variations in the country's interior caused power outages across the Iberian Peninsula.

They are coming up with this reason way too quickly for me tastes.

Are they talking about sagging transmission lines striking trees? Because that has caused a few big outages in the US.

 

[1srelluc]

They are coming up with this reason way too quickly for me tastes.

Are they talking about sagging transmission lines striking trees? Because that has caused a few big outages in the US.

Fuck if I know, just posting what they put out.....Perhaps you should call and ask.

 

[martybegan]

Fuck if I know, just posting what they put out.....Perhaps you should call and ask.

We all know who was really responsible

 

[JWBooth]

 

[DonGlock26]

 

[DonGlock26]