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Gary, Indiana, remains dark nearly two weeks after powerful storms ripped through Northwest Indiana. Currently, some 20,000 residents are without power and increasingly, without hope.

wgntv.com‘Pinching on food’: Gary remains in dark for 11th day as pressure on NIPSCO mountsGARY, Ind. — Gary remains in the dark for the 11th day after powerful storms went through Northwest Indiana, leaving thousands of residents without power. Nearly 21,000 Gary NIPSCO customers remain…

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What’s happening in Gary could happen everywhere, thanks to an aging power grid, more vulnerable to vandalism and weather damage than most people realize, writes Christopher Cox. “If enough fail, the blackout could last for years.”

nytimes.comWhat if America Went Completely Dark? (Gift Article)The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years.

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