Intermittent nothingness exaggerated beyond infinity by a writer needing to earn his daily bread
Maybe he was hoping for massive looting which always generates news stories.
Remember 1965 blackout? NO looting.
1977 Blackout? Massive looting.
Same for the 2023 blackout, massive looting.
Now what happened in those years between 1965, 1977 and 2003.......