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Ten million in California risk going dark in massive rolling blackouts

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As many as 10 million people across California may take turns being plunged into blackouts on Monday evening as the state’s grid operator works to keep the region’s power system from collapsing under the strain of one of the worst heat waves in years. Apple Park‘s gigantic solar roof in Cupertino, California Bloomberg News: The…

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U.S. FCC takes aim at sports blackout restrictions

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“Look for an FCC vote on eliminating the sports blackout rule within the next two or three months,” John Eggerton reports for Multichannel News. “hat was the signal from FCC chairman Tom Wheeler to Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in a June 17 letter, according to a copy supplied to Multichannel News. Blumenthal, along with Sen….

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