Public safety power shutoffs are still possible in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, N.M., and in the Sandia and East Mountains east of Albuquerque amid high winds and fire danger expected Thursday. Public ...

Public safety shutoffs are becoming routine in fire-prone areas. But when the grid goes down, so do digital transactions.

These planned shutdowns are called public safety power shutoffs, abbreviated to PSPS, and they're increasingly common. So far this year, we've seen them in Texas, New Mexico and California.

Power was shut off to about 2,300 customers in Las Vegas just before noon Thursday and restored by 10:10 p.m. that evening. Strong winds are still present Friday, particularly in the southern part of ...

PNM announced that all customers impacted by a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in Las Vegas have been restored as of 10:10 ...

Public safety power shutoffs are still possible in the Santa Fe and Las Vegas, N.M., areas and in the Sandia and East Mountains east of Albuquerque amid high winds and fire danger expected Thursday.

As the world warms, public safety power shutoffs will occur more frequently. The shutoffs clearly highlight the trade-off between economic and social disruption versus preventing dangerous wildfires.

Public safety power shutoffs are still possible in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, N.M., and in the Sandia and East Mountains east of Albuquerque amid high winds and fire danger expected Thursday.