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Hawaiian Electric warns possible power outages from Lala could last days

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 6d ago
69 distinct posts / 48h, matching Lala 41 Electric 33 Hawaiian 3
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7d ago Lala missed landfall, not damage: nearly 3 feet of rain in places, flood rescues, outages and a hard Hawaiian stress test. #Hawaii #Climate ×2 -7.5
7d ago Some 200,000 residents started their day without power on Oʻahu, Maui and Hawaiʻi island as Tropical Storm Lala traveled south of the islands on Sunday morning, with Hawaiian Electric warning power… ×3 -4.0
8d ago Hawaiian Electric spent decades collecting maintenance money it didn't spend on maintenance. Then Lala came through and 130,000 households found out what "deferred" means at 2am with no fridge. The… ×3 -7.0
6d ago I'm not interested in tribes. I'm interested in the safe and possible. In California, our electric grid frequently hits 100% renewable power during peak hours, serving as a real-world testing groun… +4.0
6d ago Residents are demanding transparency and accountability from the board as concerns mount over the hidden impacts of proposed data centers on the electric grid. Click to read more! #WytheCounty #… -2.5
6d ago Wythe County residents are demanding transparency and zoning regulations to control data center developments that could impact their farmland and electric grid. Learn more here #WytheCounty #VA … -2.5
6d ago Lots of industrial applications, sure, but for energy it will be niche. Why build an H2 distribution infrastructure when the electric grid already exists? -1.5
6d ago Rural hospitals are still closing, the electric grid is still fragile, school closures across the state doubled between 2024 and 2025… that’s the reporting he’d rather you not talk about this week,… -4.0
7d ago How wildfires are changing the U.S. electric grid www.axios.com/2026/08/17/w... ×3 -2.0
7d ago STATES RECEIVING THE GRANTS These projects were supposed to help modernize the electric grid, create jobs, reduce pollution, strengthen American manufacturing, and lower energy costs for families.… -6.5
7d ago Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie said Monday that an “unplanned” power outage to its electricity-producing turbines has forced it to stop production at its electric arc furnace. -4.0
7d ago Thanks to solar, electric grid more prepared for summer heat - Environment America +6.0
7d ago Algoma Steel suffers unplanned power outage, suspends electric arc furnace production -4.5
7d ago Lots of folks in the replies pointing out Texas’ faulty electric grid. I would guess this is happening partly bc of that, not in spite of it. They will depend on data center owners to construct mor… -5.0
7d ago A US businessman running a for profit electric grid: "They think better in the dark." (From a previously discussed article.) www.staradvertiser.com/2026/08/16/b... -4.0
7d ago One good hack and people will lose everything: documents, photos, no electric grid, water & sewage systems shut down, gas pumps won't work, ATMs won't work, no food gets to market, no news. How lon… -8.0
7d ago Sorry, I don't want a data center where I live. The noise pollution would be terrible for all 37k+ residents here. Not to mention the impacts on water usage and our electric grid. We don't want a d… -3.0
7d ago Wood burning stoves are being banned in my province. They are also getting rid of Natural Gas so that your only option is electric. With the push to EVs, if there is a power outage, everything is d… -4.5
7d ago haha before americans comment: we don't do air conditioning. how's your electric grid doing? -2.0
7d ago 🚨 How wildfires are changing the U.S. electric grid Years of destructive fires are forcing utilities to prioritize wildfire resilience as they plan the next generation of... This matters more tha… +0.5
7d ago How wildfires are changing the U.S. electric grid #Axios -1.5
7d ago How wildfires are changing the U.S. electric grid https://www.axios.com/2026/08/17/wil... -1.5
7d ago [AXIOS] HOW WILDFIRES ARE CHANGING THE U.S. ELECTRIC GRID -2.5
7d ago Thanks to solar, electric grid more prepared for summer heat ->Environment America | More on "Solar energy and grid resilience" at BigEarthData.ai +6.0
7d ago Our lights have been out for a few hours but I've been enjoying the company of my handsome Italian gentleman, the crickets, and the peepers by candlelight. It isn't until a community-wide power ou… +4.0
7d ago I feel like some demodernization is in order if lab animals are behind electric card readers with no way in during a power outage 😬 -1.5
7d ago Despite obvious benefits and bipartisan support for electric grid improvement projects, the Trump regime has cancelled or threatened nearly $25B in Congressionally approved infrastructure contracts… -5.0
7d ago As Tropical Storm Lala continued to pummel Hawaii, about 200,000 homes and businesses were already without power on Sunday and faced days without electricity because the storm downed the transmissi… ×2 -6.5
7d ago "A spate of new reactors could require $15 billion to $24 billion in public subsidies, a state analysis found...The first new nuclear facility may not be complete until 2039, meaning it will do lit… -5.0
8d ago Here's your #GoodClimateNews roundup of the week: ✅ Judge orders Pentagon to resume offshore wind ❌ Michigan Supreme Court rejects Line 5 permit 🔥 House Dems introduce bill to combat wildfires ☀️ … +4.0

Articles in Story

Tier Title Category Source Feeling SentimentSentiment Score (-5 to +5)
LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

-5 = extremely negative/alarming
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The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T3 Hawaiian Electric warns possible power outages from Lala could last days ⚖ Contested power_outage staradvertiser.com anxious, disrupted, urgent
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fear
T3 Over 4k customers remain without power on Hawaii Island, Maui, Oahu power_outage hawaiinewsnow.com frustrated, vulnerable, disrupted
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fear
T3 Several thousand Big Isle HECO customers without power as Lala hits power_outage staradvertiser.com anxious, vulnerable, disrupted
-3.7
fear