National blackout in Kenya draws call for probe into possible sabotage
Amid a 3rd national blackout in as many months, a Kenyan government official asks police to investigate "possible acts of sabotage and coverup."
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New report on more extreme weather, disasters
The fifth National Climate Assessment report was published Tuesday as President Biden unveiled new funding to combat the effects of climate change on infrastructure and susceptible communities. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy looks at the report's findings.
Risk of dangerous winter blackouts
Regulators from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation are warning more than half of Americans are at risk of blackouts in the winter months. Jim Matheson, the CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, joins CBS News with a look at how the rapidly rising energy demand could lead to more blackouts.
Texas paid bitcoin miner $31 million to cut energy use during heat wave
To ease load on aging grid, state program offers energy credits to bitcoin miners to curtail their power consumption.
Texas using renewable energy amid heat wave
The state of Texas has sweltered this summer under a seemingly endless cycle of extreme heat warnings. Those high temperatures have put a strain on the state's power grid, with Texas' grid operator saying demand for energy has set seven records this summer alone. Emily Foxhall, Texas Tribune energy reporter, joins CBS News to give an update on how the state's power grid is performing.
Largest U.S. power grid operator issues alert
The dangerous heat scorching the middle of the country and the East Coast did not let up on Friday. More than 180 million Americans were under heat alerts -- with some states seeing record-breaking temperatures. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on how the U.S. power grid is holding up.
Amid record heat, solar farms help ease the strain on U.S. power grids
There are more than 5,000 solar farms across the U.S., and in 2022, they produced more than 3% of the nation's electricity.
Americans snap up AC units, fans as temperatures soar higher than ever
Sales of cooling appliances have surged as people across the U.S. face record-breaking heat waves.
Washington man pleads guilty to vandalizing 4 power substations
The substation vandalism knocked out power to more than 14,000 customers on Christmas.
2 Georgia men died by electrocution breaking into a power substation
Thieves were attempting to steal copper wiring and electrical components, police said. Profits from these sales are generally low, police said, but the risk is incredibly high.
Man charged for alleged involvement in 2 transformer explosions
The blasts left about a thousand people without power.
Attacks on power grids surge across the U.S.
Attacks on the power grid have risen significantly across the U.S. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has more.
Physical attacks on power grid rose by 71% last year, compared to 2021
One of those attacks occurred last December, with the deliberate shooting of power substations in Moore County, N.C., leaving 45,000 people in the dark for several days.
Power grids vulnerable to attack
Vandals have been targeting U.S. power stations at a higher rate than in previous years. Joshua Skule, founder and president of Bow Wave LLC and a former FBI executive assistant director for intelligence, joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss why these facilities are an easy target and what can be done to keep them safe.
DHS "very concerned" about white nationalist attacks on power grid
DHS' top counterintelligence official, Kenneth Wainstein, says the department is watching for domestic violent extremists trying to engineer societal collapse.
Power grid attack in Baltimore foiled by FBI
Authorities arrested two suspects in connection with an alleged plot to attack Baltimore's power grid, officials said Monday. Catherine Herridge reports.
2 charged in plot to attack Baltimore power grid
The Justice Department has charged a Maryland woman and a neo-Nazi leader from Florida for allegedly plotting to attack Baltimore's power grid. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joined CBS News to discuss.
Suspects arrested for alleged plot to attack Baltimore power grid
The FBI said it views the suspects — a Florida man with alleged Nazi beliefs and a Maryland woman — as "racially or ethnically motivated extremists."
Utilities are cutting power to millions of struggling Americans
During pandemic, nonpaying customers were protected against shut-offs. Now millions are losing electricity, gas.
Pakistan left in dark as grid fails to recover from overnight power cut
The country's so desperate to save resources that electricity is often turned off for part of the night, but this time engineers couldn't get it working again.
Another North Carolina power substation damaged by apparent gunfire
The North Carolina substation damaged in the apparent gunfire is not far from Moore County, where two other substations were attacked by gunfire in early December.
Securing the U.S. power grid from attacks
Power substations in at least five U.S. states have been the target of attacks in recent months. This has led federal regulators to order a review of security standards. The American Public Power Association's senior vice president of grid security, technical and operations services, Adrienne Lotto, joined the stream to discuss.
2 arrested in power substation vandalism in Washington state
One suspect told authorities they did it so they could break into a business and steal money, U.S. authorities said Tuesday.
Russian forces batter Ukrainian city of Bakhmut
Russian forces continue to pummel the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a city Moscow sees as essential to its ambitions to seize all of the eastern Donbas region. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
FBI investigates recent power grid attacks
The FBI is investigating attacks on U.S. power grids in North Carolina and South Carolina this past week. Former FBI investigator Scott Sweetow joins CBS News to discuss the attacks.
Tennessee prison system head to resign after failed Christa Pike execution
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
Medical plane missing near Nantucket with 6 on board, authorities say
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Senior Trump administration officials met to discuss Iran war at Camp David
Iowa approves pricy foreign-owned steel plant project in swing district
More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane
U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Jewish community
Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional
