_Jim said: Ahhh ... which NY Blackout - there has been, really, only one "NY Blackout" and that was in 1977. (1965 was regional, the NE area and 2003 was an even bigger regional event!).
New York has, however, been 'blacked out' to due to much larger, encompassing blackouts in 1965 and of course in 2003 ...
Last year's (2003 blackout) was primarily of a green regional system coordinator (MISO) coupled with a control room "in the blind" (First Energy) and a short, late season warm spell that stressed the system just enough such that certain lines sagged into trees (some that were on the shortlist with tree-trimming crews in the area to do just that!) ...
As always, cites references if needed but far and away the biggest, most comprehensive resource on last year's blackout (complete with news stories as well as technical papers and analysis) can he found here:
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