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In the last 50 years, almost every major city across the country has been affected by a blackout.
The most recent major blackout happened in February 2021. Texas suffered a major power crisis, which came about because of severe winter storms sweeping across the United States. More than 4.5 million homes and businesses were left without power. November 9th, 2021 marked the 56th anniversary of one of the largest electrical power blackouts in the United States – the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965. During this blackout, 30 million people were left in the dark, including all of New York City. Though significant government intervention and massive planning to prevent future blackouts followed, New York went dark in 1997, and again in 2004.
Bob’s presentation will cover the history of major blackouts in the U.S., their causes, and what happens in the aftermath – including the impact a blackout has on communities.
Presenter |Bod Swayne, MSEE, PE, Senior Electrical Engineer
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Bob retired in 2017 after an electrical engineering and consulting career in a variety of industries including steel, aerospace, educational, commercial, industrial, and transportation. Project types included low and medium voltage power distribution systems, substations, power studies, emergency/standby generator systems, life safety systems, lighting systems, power monitoring and SCADA systems.He has served positions on IEEE local and national societies including the Philadelphia Power & Energy - Industry Applications Joint Chapter, National Electrical Code panels, and IEEE standards committees. He was 2013 Delaware Valley IEEE Electrical Engineer of the Year and now a Senior Life IEEE member.Read full bio.
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