Wonder if MSBlast took the US power out?

[SMHarman]

Perhaps all these powerstations were controlled with W2k/WXP machines that got infected and shutdown screwing up the load balancing etc.?

[Mick]

I still do not think they know exactly what happened and blaming the blackout on the hot weather. But who knows what happened.... :shrug:

[SMHarman]

Both the UK and moreso Italy are suffering as a result of the weather in France reducing the cooling efficiency, thus output of their nuclear plants.

[Ramrod]

I read that it was a lightening strike on a sub-station....
In The Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-780586,00.html)

[Ste Riley]

I agree with the lightening strike reports about a power station getting a direct hit and causing a huge surge of power.

Its more believable than a virus knocking out the whole systems.. lol