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Michigan Power Grid Report

Yesterday morning, at about 7:57 A.M., as I walked in the back door of my home to refill my coffee cup, I lost power. I was somewhat surprised at this, because I had been outdoors eyeing the sunrise (7:55 A.M.), through mostly clear skies, and just a hint of a breeze was ruffling the leaves on the trees.

I couldn’t imagine why I had lost power, but, to ensure there wasn’t an issue with my electrical service panel, I headed down the basement and checked to make sure all of the breakers were good to go. They were.

I then dialed up my electrical utility supplier, to report the outage, and was informed, via their automated system, that thousands of Michigan customers were without power due to, of all things, severe weather.

I couldn’t quite figure that one out, since I had been sitting outdoors for a half hour or so, in just the slightest of breezes, and clear skies, watching the sunrise.

I guess the following headline explains it all, regardless of the automated message’s placing the blame for my lack of electricity on severe weather.

A Power-Grid Report Suggests Some Dark Days Ahead

Posted by on 10/16 at 12:35 PM