rolling blackout

English

Noun

rolling blackout (plural rolling blackouts)

  1. (electricity) An intentional disruption of electric service to different areas in a region to conserve power.
    • 2006 July 23, Randal C. Archibold, “California Warns of Rolling Blackouts”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Authorities in California warned that the high demand could lead later this afternoon to an emergency order for rolling blackouts, a dreaded term here that brings reminders of widespread blackouts in 2003 during an energy supply crisis.
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