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White House, State Department Lose Power Due To Scattered Outages
CBS News ^ | 4/7/15

Posted on 04/07/2015 10:16:14 AM PDT by Kartographer

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WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — The White House and State Department lost power Tuesday afternoon due to scattered outages across the nation’s capital.

The power went out at the White House for nearly 10 seconds while the State Department conducted its press briefing in the dark.

(Excerpt) Read more at washington.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dcpoweroutage; electricity; energy; harf; statedeptpoweroutage; whpoweroutage
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To: Kartographer

Let us burn coal, ya dumb ba$turds!


21 posted on 04/07/2015 10:33:34 AM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: nascarnation

I couldn't tell you if the lights were out or not. Next question.

22 posted on 04/07/2015 10:36:21 AM PDT by McGruff (Boy that Ted Cruz sure is catching alot of flak.)
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To: Iron Munro

I hope they target the shutdowns that will come. DC and NY city.


23 posted on 04/07/2015 10:37:02 AM PDT by crz
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To: GraceG

24 posted on 04/07/2015 10:37:57 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: McGruff

Speaking of dim bulbs....


25 posted on 04/07/2015 10:38:38 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Kartographer

I want to hear more about how the cute animals were involved.


26 posted on 04/07/2015 10:39:16 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: McGruff

No, no, no. The caption should be:

“We found out the lights were out just like the President and the rest of the nation: we saw it on the news. Next question.”


27 posted on 04/07/2015 10:44:38 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: Don Corleone

Wha’ hoppen?

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Closed down one coal plant too many.


28 posted on 04/07/2015 10:44:39 AM PDT by Qiviut ( One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides. ~W.E. Johns)
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To: Kartographer

Nearly 10 seconds!!! Oh, my!!!


29 posted on 04/07/2015 10:46:18 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Kartographer
The White House doesn't have an automatic generator?


30 posted on 04/07/2015 10:51:07 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: BenLurkin

see post 30.


31 posted on 04/07/2015 10:51:31 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

32 posted on 04/07/2015 10:53:46 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Kartographer

What difference does it make?


33 posted on 04/07/2015 10:55:16 AM PDT by mulligan (I)
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To: Kartographer

Hillary pulled the plug so she can collect all of those hard drives ‘receiving’ her emails.

She probably has enlisted the help of Sandy Bergler — he knows how to ‘reclaim’ things from archives and secure places.


34 posted on 04/07/2015 10:57:16 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Kartographer

Explosion causes massive power outage in DC, Md.
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/2015/04/07/power-outage/25411283/

An explosion at a Maryland power plant is to blame for a region-wide power outage that has impacted the White House, the Capitol, the University of Maryland and other buildings in D.C. and Maryland on Tuesday afternoon, according to an official.

D.C. Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management spokeswoman Robyn Johnson told the Associated Press that the outage affected 8,000 customers in the District.

Southern Maryland Electric Company (SMECO)’s outage map shows approximately 21,832 customers without power. Spokesperson Tom Denison says the outage is due to a transmission line problem. We’re told that the plant where the transmission line failed is located on Ryceville Road in Mechanicsville.


35 posted on 04/07/2015 11:06:26 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

YOu jest - maybe?

But I also had a 10-sec power-out - and I’m in Maine -

so - a test run? For the EMP?


36 posted on 04/07/2015 11:07:02 AM PDT by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits ye shall know them.)
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To: Kartographer

I hope beyond hope this is due to lack of gen=rating capacity because of the shutdown of a coal plant...


37 posted on 04/07/2015 11:07:13 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Kartographer

Drudge/Washington Post reports explosion at power plant:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/scattered-power-outages-reported-across-dc-area/2015/04/07/8f4e8b84-dd49-11e4-a500-1c5bb1d8ff6a_story.html

D.C. homeland security officials said an explosion at a southern Maryland electrical facility is believed to have caused the power surge that temporarily knocked out power to the White House and much of downtown Washington.


38 posted on 04/07/2015 11:10:06 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Kartographer

ROFLMAO

but in all seriousness, how much fail does it take to miss the concept of continuous power backup?

seamless switchover to on-site generators is common for large corporate buildings in florida. most (if not all) data centers have supported the concept since the 90s

yet govt workers can’t manage it?

yea... i want these guys handling healthcare and the economy.


39 posted on 04/07/2015 11:17:10 AM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: Kartographer

Key facilities have backup generators that kick in in seconds. Various reports say the WH lost power for 15-60 seconds which is about the turnaround time to crank a generator in the hot mode.

They should not be without power at this point nor would it have been down for very long.


40 posted on 04/07/2015 11:19:55 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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