32 Ecuador suffers nationwide power failure and blackout - link in comments posted 148 days ago by Cuetardian 148 days ago by Cuetardian +32 / -0 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/nationwide-power-outage-leaves-ecuador-dark-2024-06-19/ 4 comments share 4 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Believe it or not, cascade failures are a very real risk, both in the UK and the US.
The required parts to fix the substations in the event of a nationwide incident are not found in abundance in a tucked out of the way corner of a storeroom either.
I'm only amazed it hasn't happened already.