Sentence examples for voluntary blackout from inspiring English sources

In December, the citizens of Thane protested with a "voluntary blackout"—turning off their lights at home and the commissioner was allowed to stay put.

In addition to the Rex episode, the May 1938 maneuvers conducted a well-publicized mock attack on New York City, and arranged the first voluntary blackout in the United States, also planned by Eaker, during a mock raid on Farmingdale, New York, on 16 May.

Voluntary blackouts at least seem more fun.

The voluntary curtailment or blackout of advertising on a day devoted to commemoration rather than breaking news is perhaps unprecedented.

The council began as a voluntary agency after the 1965 Northeast blackout, and was given enforcement powers by the federal government after the 2003 blackout that stretched from Detroit to New York City.

The North American Electric Reliability Council, a voluntary organization founded after the 1965 blackout to prevent recurrences and fend off government regulation, promulgates standards and could probably audit companies to assure they meet them.

After that, we may see forced conservation, meaning voluntary or involuntary rationing, or even blackouts in rotation among business and residential customers.

Sufficient voluntary electric curtailment might have averted that blackout.

The moderator of the session, Gerry W. Cauley, director for reliability performance at the North American Electric Reliability Council, a voluntary industry group founded after the 1965 Northeast blackout, said, "We can't go through another summer like this".

Among the explanations I've heard for the Aug. 14 blackout was that the power companies did not follow the voluntary grid standards.

California residents have been living under threats of rolling blackouts and rate hikes for months, and electricity has already been cut to some voluntary users.