Power Outages
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I don't know how to go about researching this without getting on a terrorist watch list, haha.
I'm trying to write a mass power outage into my story. But I need to know:
I'm trying to write a mass power outage into my story. But I need to know:
- Would outages happen on a city by city basis, or could something happen to make an entire state lose electricity?
- If said outage were to happen, what could cause it?
- I'm sure this depends on the cause of the outage, but worst case scenario, how long would people be without power?
- What types of buildings have backup generators to insure they will still have power in case of emergency? Hospitals and jails, I'm sure, but what else? Would a bank have a backup generator to keep the alarms going and the safe locked if the power's out?