Editing Rolling blackout (section)

== In developed countries ==
Rolling blackouts in [[Developed country|developed countries]] sometimes occur due to economic forces at the expense of system reliability,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonsor |first=Kevin |date=2001 |title=How California's Power Crisis Works |url=https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/conservation/issues/california-power.htm |website=HowStuffWorks |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The California Crisis |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/blackout/california/ |website=[[Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline]]}}</ref> or during natural disasters such as [[heat wave]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Harvy |first1=Ben |last2=Shepherd |first2=Tory |date=2017-02-08 |title=Rolling Blackouts Ordered as Adelaide Swelters in Heatwave |language=en |work=news.com.au |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/rolling-blackouts-ordered-as-adelaide-swelters-in-heatwave/news-story/13394f19db1ee94a59f4036fccdc1ba7}}</ref> 

===Japan===
After the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], the [[Tokyo Electric Power Company]] implemented rolling blackouts. Its service area was divided into five blocks and blackouts were implemented from 6:20 to 22:00. The schedule from 15 to 18 March 2011 was as follows:<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Implementation Plan of Rolling Blackout on and After Tue, March 15, 2011 |date=14 March 2011 |publisher=Tokyo Electric Power Company |url=https://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11031406-e.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shūkan Keikaku Teishi Imēji |script-title=ja:週間計画停止イメージ |trans-title=Weekly Planned Outage Image |url=https://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/betu11_j/images/110314n.pdf |publisher=Tokyo Electric Power Company |language=ja}}</ref>

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! Time !!15 March !! 16 March !! 17 March !! 18 March
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|6:20–10:00 ||Block 3 ||Block 4 ||Block 5 ||Block 1
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|9:20–13:00 ||Block 4 ||Block 5 ||Block 1 ||Block 2
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|12:20–16:00 ||Block 5 ||Block 1 ||Block 2 ||Block 3
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|15:20–19:00 ||Block 1 ||Block 2 ||Block 3 ||Block 4
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|18:20–22:00 ||Block 2 ||Block 3 ||Block 4 ||Block 5
|}

===USA===
In [[California]], rolling blackouts during [[2000–01 California energy crisis]] occurred in June 2000, January, March and May 2001,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Obstacles to Energy Efficiency |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Energy |year=2004 |last=Brown |first=Marilyn A. |pages=465–475 |publisher=Elsevier Inc. |doi=10.1016/B0-12-176480-X/00172-8 |isbn=9780121764807 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B012176480X001728 |access-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> and August 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Howland |first1=Lena |title=California is less likely to experience rolling blackouts in 2023, officials say |url=https://abc7news.com/california-power-outages-rolling-blackouts-ca-grid-electricity/13304957/ |website=ABC7 San Francisco |access-date=29 May 2024 |language=en |date=27 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="nyt">{{cite web |last1=Penn |first1=Ivan |title=Rolling Blackouts in California Have Power Experts Stumped |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/business/california-blackouts.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=29 May 2024 |date=16 August 2020}}</ref> The [[2021 Texas power crisis]] involved rolling blackouts caused by the [[February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm]] and lack of [[winterization]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Dominic Anthony |date=16 February 2021 |title=What's Happening in Texas With the State's Power Grid |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/02/16/968457174/whats-happening-in-texas-with-the-states-power-grid |publisher=NPR}}</ref> The [[Late December 2022 North American winter storm]] resulted in rolling blackouts in parts of the eastern US.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-23 |title=MLGW: No rolling blackouts after TVA rescinds order |url=https://wreg.com/news/local/rolling-blackouts-coming-due-to-cold-temperature/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=WREG.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Javon |last2=Montgomery |first2=Charles |title=Many customers throughout North Alabama experiencing power outages, TVA cancels rolling blackouts |url=https://www.waff.com/2022/12/23/many-customers-throughout-north-alabama-experiencing-power-outages-tva-cancels-rolling-blackouts/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=www.waff.com |date=23 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-23 |title=Thousands of Middle Tennesseans impacted by power outages during dangerous cold |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/outages-present-desperate-situation-during-dangerous-cold |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF) |language=en}}</ref>

===Other===
* [[2003 Italy blackout]]
* [[2016 South Australian blackout]]