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NEWS: April blackout in Spain and Portugal was due to grid failures and poor planning

Spain says the historic April blackout that plunged the Iberian Peninsula into darkness in under 12 seconds was not a cyberattack, but a cascade of grid failures triggered by a voltage surge and poor system planning. (AP News)

  • The blackout reignited political tensions over Spain’s aggressive renewable buildout. But with 57% of electricity already drawn from clean sources and a target of 81% by 2030, the country’s Prime Minister says Spain won’t “deviate a single millimeter” from its transition.

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