National demand for electricity reaches all-time high, cities plunged into darkness to reduce load
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/126020059/national-demand-for-electricity-reaches-alltime-high-cities-plunged-into-darkness-to-reduce-loadAug 09 2021
Cities and towns across the North Island were plunged into darkness on one of the coldest nights of the year, after nationwide demand for electricity reached an all-time high.
Power generation failed to meet demand across New Zealand on Monday evening. Tens of thousands of households were affected by mass power cuts as a result.
The national grid operator Transpower declared a “grid emergency” at 7pm and asked local distribution companies to reduce load on their networks, a spokeswoman for the organisation, Deborah Gray, said.
It was the first time in 10 years that such an emergency had happened....
