Power Outage & Power Grid News
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Grid Brief: Monday, November 2, 2026
Updated Nov 2, 11:15 PM EST · generated from live public data- ⚡ Outages: 6,507 customers are without power across 25 states, according to utilities reporting to DOE's ODIN feed. Most affected: Massachusetts (2,544), Indiana (996), Texas (938).
- 🌪 Weather: 17 outage-relevant NWS alerts are active, led by 13 Wind Advisories, 4 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. The most exposed states are Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas.
- ☀ Space weather: Geomagnetic conditions are quiet, with a planetary K-index of 0.7. No geomagnetic storms are forecast for the next three days.
- 🛡 Cyber: CISA published 3 industrial-control-system advisories affecting the energy sector in the past week. These are equipment vulnerability notices, not reports of attacks.
- 📅 On this day: In 2020, Hurricane Zeta had as many as 2,977,626 customers without power across the U.S. (DOE EAGLE-I). See the largest outages since 2014.
Power Outages
- Washington DC power outage update: Pepco says power restored for all customers in Foggy Bottom after overThe Economic Times · Nov 2, 11:03 PM EST
- Storm causes widespread damage, power outages in southern BrazilAnadolu Ajansı · Nov 2, 10:41 PM EST
- Utility crews assist Bellin Hospital during power outage; WPS says customers unaffectedWLUK · Nov 2, 10:40 PM EST
- Algoma Steel starts second EAF amid Q3 shipment decline from US tariffs and power outageYieh Corp. · Nov 2, 10:36 PM EST
- Designing a home that functions even without powerThe Business Standard · Nov 2, 10:00 PM EST
- Officials: no water boil advisory after vehicle crash causes power outage, water failureRichmond Times-Dispatch · Nov 2, 9:15 PM EST
- Manager Makes Employees Stay At Work For Two Hours Without Pay After A Power OutageTwistedSifter · Nov 2, 8:50 PM EST
- Richmond: Low water pressure caused by power outageWWBT · Nov 2, 8:19 PM EST
- High winds lead to power outages in RuidosoRuidoso News · Nov 2, 7:44 PM EST
- Hundreds of homes, businesses without power in Richmond’s NorthsideWRIC ABC 8News · Nov 2, 7:38 PM EST
- LPEA responds to isolated power outages across Archuleta, La Plata countiesDurango Herald · Nov 2, 6:32 PM EST
- Power Outage Hit Part of Washington, D.C., Earlier TodayWide Open Country · Nov 2, 6:14 PM EST
Storms & Weather
- Storm causes widespread damage, power outages in southern BrazilAnadolu Ajansı · Nov 2, 10:41 PM EST
- Blackout leaves over 50,000 without power on Spain's La Palma amid torrential rainAnadolu Ajansı · Nov 2, 6:20 AM EST
- Snow and power outages hit Canary Islands as storm batters tourist hotspotsNewswav · Nov 2, 5:10 AM EST
- Wild storm: 2000 homes without power as 45,000 lightning strikes hitThe Courier Mail · Nov 2, 4:04 AM EST
- Russia attacked four substations and two CHPPs: 280,000 households left without powerLIGA.net · Oct 31, 6:33 AM EDT
- Weather leaves thousands in Valley without powerKTAR News 92.3 FM · Oct 31, 12:10 AM EDT
- High winds across Anchorage cause power outages with storm impacts heading to SoutheastAlaska's News Source · Oct 30, 3:13 PM EDT
- Gary Mayor Eddie Melton Demands Answers on Power Outages During National Radio InterviewThe Chicago Crusader · Oct 29, 9:27 AM EDT
- Remembering the 2011 October snowstorm that left 160,000 Mainers without powerWGME · Oct 29, 8:00 AM EDT
- Hundreds of homes across Scotland still without power after Storm Boelo damageAOL.com · Oct 28, 1:11 PM EDT
- Schools closed and hundreds of homes still without power after Storm BoeloSTV News · Oct 28, 8:22 AM EDT
- Planned Power Outages Linked to More Respiratory ER Visits During Wildfire SmokeBioengineer.org · Oct 27, 2:14 PM EDT
Cyber & Grid Security
- Vicksburg outlines utility payment options after cyberattack...Vicksburg Post · Nov 2, 1:54 PM EST
- Low-skill pro-Russian hackers sabotage Western plants, water utilities — BloombergThe New Voice of Ukraine · Nov 2, 2:50 AM EST
- City of Vicksburg to resume utility payments Friday after cybersecurity incidentKTVE – myarklamiss.com – Your ArkLaMiss News Source · Oct 27, 4:28 PM EDT
AI, Data Centers & Demand
- OpenAI to reduce power use at new Georgia data center during grid strain to ease local concerns.Pluang · Nov 2, 5:45 PM EST
- AI’s Power Hungry Data Centers Consumed More Electricity Than All but 10 NationsGadget Review · Nov 2, 12:44 PM EST
- OpenAI pledges data center power cutsAxios · Nov 2, 11:44 AM EST
- ERCOT Sees Surge in Power Demand by 2030s Amid Data Center GrowthEnergyNow.com · Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST
- LS Electric Chairman Koo Ja-kyun Outlines AI Power Grid VisionTHE ELEC, Korea Electronics Industry Media · Nov 2, 4:37 AM EST
- Koo Ja-kyun champions intelligent DC grids to power Korea’s AI eraChosunbiz · Nov 2, 12:14 AM EST
- Power supply pressures for artificial intelligence:Vietnam.vn · Nov 1, 10:08 PM EST
- 3 Power Grid Stocks Gaining From Data Center ElectrificationSimply Wall St · Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST
- MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Hermantown Approves Google's Massive Data Center Despite Public Opposition, Pending Lawsuits and Questions Over Electricity DemandMinneapoliMedia · Nov 1, 7:27 AM EST
- U.S. is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centersTelegraphHerald.com · Nov 1, 1:00 AM EST
- Alliant Energy targets 1 GW of new data center contractsET Datacenters · Oct 31, 11:50 PM EDT
- Stressed US Grid Forcing Data Centers to Get More FlexibleEnergyNow.com · Oct 31, 6:07 PM EDT
Grid Reliability
- Turkish Power Barge Erol Bey Leaves Havana, Intensifying Cuba's Rolling BlackoutsCubaHeadlines · Nov 2, 11:03 PM EST
- "I love easy, delicious meals like this one." For tofu with crisp edges and custardy middles, give it just 15 minutes under the broiler. The technique is inspired by Nobu Matsuhisa’s miso-broiled black cod.Facebook · Nov 2, 3:10 PM EST
- Department of Energy emergency orders expose the dead end of our energy future under capitalismLiberation News · Nov 2, 1:21 PM EST
- PEG: Guidance held firm as utility investment and nuclear opportunities support growth amid PJM uncertaintyTradingView · Nov 2, 1:14 PM EST
- Exelon eyes $8B in energy storage, partly to address PJM supply crunchUtility Dive · Nov 2, 11:47 AM EST
- Despite record summer demand, solar, storage kept ERCOT prices lowInstitute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) · Nov 2, 10:12 AM EST
- ERCOT Interconnection Queue: Gas Up 85.5% in a Year Amid Texas Data Center BoomEIN News · Nov 2, 8:00 AM EST
- Tinubu defends power record as Atiku faults reforms, Obi pledges 10,000MWThe Guardian Nigeria News · Nov 1, 11:00 PM EST
- Days after the US Department of Energy announced Power Grid Emergency in 13 States; government declares nThe Times of India · Nov 1, 9:55 PM EST
- NERC: Discos Collected N220.93bn Revenue in August, Billing Efficiency Rose to 75.36%THISDAYLIVE · Nov 1, 8:57 PM EST
- PJM’s Tx Owners Would Lock In What a Data Center PaysRTO Insider · Nov 1, 6:48 PM EST
- MISO, SPP Commit to Improving Joint StudyRTO Insider · Nov 1, 3:35 PM EST
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