NODE 290ee8b4Power Outage in San Fransisco/bay area
Max Inux <maxinux@bigfoot.com>Wed, 9 Dec 1998 06:09:59 +0800
Well, we are going on hour 4 now, most of the power is back. One group of
2-4 employees caused it they say. This was admitted 3 hours later, and
then they knew 15 minutes after it happens.. typical. They expect to be
back on by this afternoon
On the Shell Building at 8:30AM
"Building closed, no power. Power will not be restored for 6-8 hours."
I wonder how they knew. The estimate is probably about right too, wierd.
The mission village sub-station has been re-oppened, and most peoples
power is now being revived. Funny how 2-4 people not following procedure
were able to shut down 4 substations. Looks like PG&E have lots of work
ahead to find out the cause/effect of this type action.
Max
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NODE 2d6b2f59Power Outage in San Fransisco/bay area
James Glave <james@wired.com>Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:50:06 +0800
http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/16710.html
SF Blackout: Y2K Dress Rehearsal
by Chris Oakes and Craig Bicknell , Wired News
12:40 p.m. 8.Dec.98.PST
When the lights went out Tuesday on nearly 1 million San Francisco Bay Area
residents, the blackout served as a warning of what might happen in a
society dependent upon electricity for basic services and commerce.
"This could very well be a reflection of a Y2K disaster that's not properly
managed," said Nancy Wong, a spokeswoman for the US Critical Infrastructure
Assurance Office.
"It's another reminder of how tremendously dependent everyone is on power,"
added Peter Neumann, a critical infrastructure expert and the author of the
book Computer Related Risks.
"It's kind of a harbinger of the Year 2000 problem. We're in practice mode
right now."
....more....
James Glave, News Editor, Wired News, http://www.wired.com +1 (415) 276-8430