Press conference...
A line was mistakenly cut at a distribution station, attached to another line that wasn't expecting that much power, which then tripped control sequences all the way back to power generators. Power should be coming up by about 4pm everywhere, though some areas might have rolling blackouts as they balance the energy load.
I guess the guy didn't fry himself. (bad joke) maybe a terrorist.. testing, testing 1 . 2. 3