Thursday, 6 December 2018
Blackouts last nearly 8 hours on average in the U.S.
Hurricanes and winter storms have extended the duration of power cuts for U.S. customers to 470 minutes, or 7.8 hours – nearly doubling the average time of blackouts. Puerto Rico was hit by the longest blackout in American history due to Hurricane Maria.
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