Sentences with phrase «avoid rolling blackouts»

The first is modeled on extreme weather conditions based on a long heat wave and devastating drought during the summer of 2011, an event that forced the grid operator to cut power to large industrial users to avoid rolling blackouts.

There's also longer - term logistics to consider: The process of taking a nuclear plant offline, particularly one capable of meeting 25 percent of the energy needs of the nation's largest metropolitan area, is extensive and requires a series of steps to avoid rolling blackouts and skyrocketing bills.