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What happened recently in Spain and Portugal can happen anywhere. Here's what you'll find yourself missing most during a blackout and how you can prepare. Christin Klose/dpa After Spain and Portugal ...

Extreme temperatures and snowstorms can leave you in the dark. This is what to expect and how to keep your power flowing this winter. Faith Foushee CNET Contributor Faith Foushee is a CNET contributor ...

The hair dryer routinely trips the breaker and kills power to the second floor. The kitchen lights dim when you run the microwave. The air conditioner can only cool one room at a time on a sweltering ...

In the U.S., where electricity rates continue to fluctuate and power outages are becoming more frequent, electric vehicles ...

A power outage Tuesday morning left hundreds of residents of the Hollywood Hills in the dark. The outage occurred a few minutes after midnight on Tuesday and left a large portion of the residential ...