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Originally Posted by 2bikemike
The Black out was caused by operator error in Arizona near Yuma. The guy screwed up and tripped a 500KV transmission line. This caused San Onofre to shutdown to protect itself. San Onofre dropped about 2000 MW off the grid and that caused a cascading affect for the rest of the plants in the region. It has been a horrible night,
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Thank you for that insider look at what happened. It is amazing how one issue cancascade over such a large area. Thanks for your efforts in getting this straightened out!