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Don’t blame renewables for Spain’s power outage: Bousso
While it may be tempting to blame the unprecedented power outage that hit the Iberian peninsula this week on the rapid growth ...
How Spain’s Success in Renewable Energy May Have Left It Vulnerable
The Iberian Peninsula’s widespread blackout raises questions about the resilience of the electric power infrastructure in the ...
No power, no problem. How some in Spain and Portugal defied the outage and embraced the present
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The blackout that engulfed the Iberian Peninsula on Monday was chaotic and stressful for many. But it ...
Not a cyber attack, but crooked hands: who turned off the lights on the Iberian Peninsula
A complete power outage in Spain, Portugal and France could have been caused by the negligence of local power engineers who ...
What we know about Monday's sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal
The sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region ...
Millions without power as outages hit Spain, Portugal and parts of France, Spanish officials say
Millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France lost power on Monday due to an unknown grid issue, the Spanish ...
Spain and Portugal focus on cause of huge blackout with power almost fully restored
Power is almost fully restored in Spain and Portugal, although many questions remained about what caused one of Europe’s most ...
Cause of Spain power outage still unclear after mass blackout, travel chaos
Red Eléctrica, Spain’s electricity grid operator, ruled out a cyberattack, human error or unusual weather. Experts say it ...
Spain Blackout Is First of Clean-Energy Era
Solar energy was powering the grid in Spain and Portugal on Monday—until it wasn’t, leaving tens of millions without ...
Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal leaves thousands stranded and millions without light
A blackout has brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, affecting millions of people. The Spanish power ...
Iberian Peninsula blackout sparks spread of false theories online
With the lights now coming back on in the Iberian Peninsula, Euroverify fact-checks some of the false claims that circulated ...