I don't see why this is big world news. Power went out before supper for about an hour and a half. Came back on, turned on the TV news and they had details, saying rolling blackouts were in effect until the plant went back online. Went out again from 9 to 9:45 and that was it.
The only newsworthyness is that people remained civilized during the relatively brief blackout. No looting, no trashed convenience stores and all liquor stores remained unlooted.
Why is because some guy pushed the wrong button, and shut off gas coming into a power plant, causing a complete shutdown. DOH! Because of a heat wave, the grid has been strained, with no room for a plant to go offline.
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/ObservationsSummary.aspx?location=TWXX0024At the very least I'll be in the US in September. That kind of heat gets old. And a record for the consecutive days about 36C, which is 97F. On a nice note, my first two month power bill was only $110.
My last Manila bill for a smaller place (but with inefficient window air units, as opposed to efficient inverter air, here) was $200 for one month. Cheap power for the win.