http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201..._get_your.html
***Restoration from a widespread outage has to be done incrementally, balancing generation and demand. That said, the most labor-intensive effort in getting customers back after is storm is widespread downed lines, which he said takes time to fix, and may only affect a few customers once repairs are made.
From the power station where electricity is generated, to outlet where you plug in your toaster, there is an unseen highway of transmission lines, substations, and transformers, all connected together, controlled by circuit breakers, relays and transmission line isolators, until a line brings the juice down from a pole into your house.
Along the way anything from a lightning strike to a falling tree to a wayward squirrel can knock you off the grid and force you to start looking for flashlights and candles.***
I found this interesting. hopefully these solar flares won't cause any disruption.
News Article on Electric Restoration
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