'Extremely rare and unexpected': Lightning strike triggered blackout, says National Grid
Ofgem launches investigation into power cuts following release of initial report from National Grid revealing lightning strike played key role in sparking blackout
National Grid has pointed to a lightning strike as being partly to blame for a major grid outage that plunged more than a million people into darkness earlier this month. According to a hotly anticipated...
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