{"id":4238,"date":"2011-09-09T09:23:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T14:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=4238"},"modified":"2011-09-09T09:23:36","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T14:23:36","slug":"japanese-invention-helps-you-beat-the-blackouts-%e2%80%94-say-hello-to-zeep24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/culture\/japanese-invention-helps-you-beat-the-blackouts-%e2%80%94-say-hello-to-zeep24\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Invention Helps You Beat The Blackouts \u2014 Say Hello To ZEEP24"},"content":{"rendered":"
A massive blackout<\/a> struck the American Southwest Thursday afternoon and continues to affect millions this morning. At its peak, the power outage affected five million people, stretching all the way from Orange County, California through Arizona and into northern Mexico. Though some power was restored around 9:00 PST, officials expect most areas to have widespread problems throughout the day Friday.<\/p>\n Power outages seem to be in the news a lot lately. In the midst of still-raging wildfires and record-breaking heat in Texas, power companies have avoided<\/a> rolling blackouts by asking residents to voluntarily decrease power consumption. New York City<\/a> and other areas<\/a> on the eastern seaboard experienced outages two weeks ago when Hurricane Irene hit<\/a>.<\/p>\n