Spain’s nationwide blackout this week has put a spotlight on potential vulnerabilities in its system that may offer warnings ...

Investigations are ongoing into what went wrong with the electricity system, which impacted some 60 million people.

The contrast in headlines, separated only by a week, should be sobering for those who push for renewable energy. On ...

Monday’s devastating blackout in Spain is raising questions about the country’s massive reliance on solar and wind power for electricity — and whether the new power sources may have played a role.

The mass electrical blackout across Spain, Portugal and parts of France sparked hours of chaos before power returned – with ...

Spain's grid operator denied on Wednesday dependence on solar power was to blame for the country's worst blackout, while ...

The inability of Spain’s electricity grid to manage an unusually high supply of solar power was a key factor in Monday’s catastrophic blackout, former regulators and some experts have said.

Spain's grid operator denied on Wednesday dependence on solar power was to blame for the country's worst blackout, while ...

Spain’s power grid ran entirely on renewable energy for the first time on April 16, 2025, with wind, solar and hydro meeting all peninsular electricity demand during a weekday. Then last Monday, at 12 ...

The blackout across Spain and Portugal knocked out communications and transport systems, shut down industry and offices and ...

This week’s blackout in Spain and Portugal confronted authorities with an unprecedented event: the first mass electrical ...

The power cuts were likely caused by failures at solar farms, REE said. The grid operator identified two incidents of power ...