Sentence examples for blackouts with from inspiring English sources

New York City is lucky that it doesn't face blackouts with the regularity of India or South Africa.

Households are far less likely to be hit by blackouts, with factories and business customers bearing the brunt of any disruptions to supply.

C1 Blackout Exemptions Sought California businesses have filed more than 10,000 requests for exemptions from blackouts with the state's Public Utilities Commission.

Last week, after Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing voluntarily blacked out their Web sites to protest proposed antipiracy legislation, hackers began their own blackouts with attacks on dozens of sites across the Internet.

State power managers would have to give 48 hours' notice of possible blackouts, with hourly updates; utilities would have to give neighborhoods 24 hours' notice of possible blackouts and an hour's warning before any begin.

Not only do officials hope to avert blackouts with the generators, but they also hope to hold down the price of electricity on hot summer afternoons, when high demand pushes up power rates in the newly deregulated market.

That was the heart-of-darkness blackout, with widespread looting and thousands of arrests.

At first, Mr. Keefe, 25, considered making a film set during the blackout with a friend.

President Bush, who visited Houston and Galveston on Tuesday, discussed the blackout with local officials.

A rolling blackout, with a 15-minute warning, cannot hope to compare.

More than 12,000 commented on a blog post announcing the blackout, with a "breathtaking majority" supporting it, the site said.