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‘Real News From The Blaze’: India Blackout Raises Questions About U.S. Infrastructure

More than 600 million people in India got their power back Wednesday after three electricity grids collapsed, effecting 20 of  28 states in the world’s second most populous country. The nightmare scenario has left some asking: Could what happened in India happen here?

The exact reasons for the India outages are not yet known, but Indian Power Secretary P. Uma Shankar tells the Wall Street Journal that the blackout could have resulted from some states drawing more than their quota of power from the grid. Most experts agree that it’s unlikely a power loss of that magnitude could happen on U.S. soil, however, the power grid has not had a major overhaul since the 1970’s. Most of the U.S. grid was put in place between the 1930s and 1970s. At minimum, its 40 years old.

On “Real News” Wednesday the panel broke down the vulnerabilities in U.S. electric infrastructure, and whether it is a cause that can bring a bipartisan call to government to act:

Comments (9)

  • JEANNIEMAC
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 10:01pm

    Many electronic devices, chips, steel, etc. are imported from China. It has been found there are defective/fake chips and devices in much of our military gear. Cranes imported from China, collapsed and fell. The electronic devices in India might have been using Chinese imports. They do not have great quality control laws there.

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  • gene0904
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 6:28pm

    I thought the “Savior” Obama was the solution to our infrastructure problems. We are a nation of MORONS. I guess that’s why we have a question in our elementary text books asking “If math were a color, what color would it be?” . LOL, we don’t lack art majors in the US. LOL

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  • leonardo44
    Posted on August 2, 2012 at 1:23pm

    Upgrading the U.S. power grid should be much more front and center in the consciousness of citizens. Good segment on Real News.

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  • TeslanEdison
    Posted on August 1, 2012 at 11:16pm

    I’ve grown up traveling around the country as my father worked for various Nuclear power plants, people don’t realize that the hydroelectric dams just barley saved us during World War II by allowing us to purify tons and tons of aluminum that was used to build heavy bombers, people like my great aunt and uncle made discoveries in Nuclear Power during world war two that made it possible for the US to not be in such a dangerous energy situation again, then comes the environmental concern, (likely agenda 21) they closed the Nuclear Power plant in Portland Oregon, then Enron came in a fleeced everyone, there were even class action law suits over power individual power bills. Our country is very likely to experience rolling blackouts and brownouts, as part of agenda 21 it would suit them to make life in Ural areas uncomfortable from a public systems point of view. Historically public water, and private power could conceivably become very unreliable driving people to move toward city centers to have access to reliable power and water. If you are reading this I would recommend contacting your local 9/12 project and finding out if agenda 21 is in your area, regardless get a generator like those made by Generac a minimum of 8000 watts, your house on average uses 15,000 an AC alone will use all 8000 watts, their generators have an automatic grid switch and 8 fuse bus, the ones I am speaking of run on natural gas and can also run on propane. No power no gasoline.

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  • watersRpeople
    Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:37pm

    The rest of the world could possibly turn into a burning sea of jealousy around the U.S looking with increasing envy at the U.S.

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  • seeker9
    Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:30pm

    My concern is the EPA shutting down dozens of coal-fired generating plants.

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  • TAXEVERYONE
    Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:29pm

    A serious power outage caused by a large solar flare or terrorists could send parts of the country back to the 1800′s.
    How many people do you think would survive without electricity, refrigeration or heat for months, much less years?

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  • historyguy48
    Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:16pm

    Don’t look here, everything is fine. Don’t look here, everything is fine. Don’t l…….

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    • booger71
      Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:34pm

      90% of India’s power grid would never pass U.S. code

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