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Power outage warning issued as heat wave stresses US electric grids

The Independent World · 2 September 2026 at 16:40

Power outage warning issued as heat wave stresses US electric grids

The risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the US as intense heat tests electricity supplies

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Power outage warning issued as heat wave stresses US electric grids

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