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2025-03-16 Caribbean-Latin America

Cuba still largely without power after nationwide grid collapse

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Posted by Fred 2025-03-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10327 views ] Top
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#1 Marge, have one of the kids pedal the fridge bike before the beer gets warm.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-03-16 09:51|| 2025-03-16 09:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe it is time for Cuba to go Green. If you pave the entire island with solar panels, Cubans would have all the power they need. At least during daylight hours. Who is up a Five Year Plan?

Posted by SteveS 2025-03-16 10:16|| 2025-03-16 10:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Coming to California soon(tm)

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-03-16 11:33|| 2025-03-16 11:33|| Front Page Top

#4 I'd like to see some kindly billionaire donate a shipload of future vintage electric cars. Spark hopes for a brighter tomorrow, for sure.

Posted by Pancho Poodle8452 2025-03-16 11:44|| 2025-03-16 11:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Not only are their very aged and poorly maintained primary power generating facilities coal or oil fired, but their distribution infrastructure hasn't really been well maintained, updated or replaced in over fifty years.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2025-03-16 12:18|| 2025-03-16 12:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Panama's power grid collapsed last night. Exploding CCP transformers were a prime suspect.

Posted by 3dc 2025-03-16 17:32|| 2025-03-16 17:32|| Front Page Top

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