{"id":8963,"date":"2023-01-04T15:20:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T13:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/?p=8963"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:17:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:17:31","slug":"ukraines-massive-blackouts-look-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/it\/2023\/01\/04\/ukraines-massive-blackouts-look-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"I massicci blackout in Ucraina: uno sguardo dall'interno"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-quick-download-button-download-button aligncenter qdbn-wrapper\"><div class=\"qdbn\" data-plugin-name=\"qdbn\" data-style=\"large\" data-file=\"hide-file\" data-size=\"hide-size\"><div class=\"qdbn-download-button-inner\"><button type=\"button\" data-button-type=\"large\" class=\"g-btn f-l\" style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;border-radius:25px;border:1px solid #000000\" data-attachment-id=\"17244\" data-page-id=\"8262\" data-post-id=\"\" data-have-external=\"false\" data-external-url=\"\" data-wait-duration=\"0\" data-target-blank=\"false\" data-msg=\"Attendere, per favore\u2026\" data-member=\"0\" data-has-icon-dark=\"true\" title=\"Scarica il PDF in inglese\"><span class=\"download-btn-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M18 11.3l-1-1.1-4 4V3h-1.5v11.3L7 10.2l-1 1.1 6.2 5.8 5.8-5.8zm.5 3.7v3.5h-13V15H4v5h16v-5h-1.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span>Scarica il PDF in inglese<\/span><\/button><p class=\"up\" style=\"background:#f78da7;border-radius:0\"><i class=\"fi fi-pdf\"><\/i><\/p><p class=\"down\" style=\"background:#f78da7;border-radius:0\"><i class=\"fi-folder-o\"><\/i><span class=\"file-size\">723 KB<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><quick-download-button-info class=\"qdb-btn-info\"><\/quick-download-button-info><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia&#8217;s massive shelling of Ukraine&#8217;s energy sector has caused the largest blackouts in Ukraine&#8217;s history. After every Russian attack, emergency power outages immediately occur throughout the territory, plunging the state into darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anche se il sistema pu\u00f2 essere ripristinato parzialmente, vengono introdotte interruzioni di corrente per ore o persino giorni, a causa della grave carenza di risorse energetiche. In alcune regioni, il deficit di elettricit\u00e0 potrebbe superare il 50-70%. Blackout di tale portata non possono che incidere sulla quotidianit\u00e0 degli ucraini, costretti a vivere senza luce a temperature sottozero.<br><strong>In che modo, dunque, i massicci blackout hanno colpito la societ\u00e0 ucraina?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8965\" style=\"width:769px;height:428px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png 738w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-600x333.png 600w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meno luce \u2013 pi\u00f9 morti<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le interruzioni di corrente colpiscono non solo la vita domestica o lavorativa, ma anche il livello di sicurezza in strada. La mancanza di illuminazione nelle citt\u00e0 sta peggiorando la situazione della sicurezza, poich\u00e9 molte strade trafficate e importanti incroci sono rimasti senza semafori e illuminazione stradale. Secondo Andriy Molokoedov, portavoce della Polizia di pattuglia di Kyiv, dal 10 ottobre (quando sono state introdotte per la prima volta le interruzioni di corrente), il numero degli incidenti stradali \u00e8 aumentato del 55%. Aggiunge che sono aumentati i pedoni coinvolti negli incidenti e che il tasso di mortalit\u00e0 di chi vi \u00e8 rimasto coinvolto \u00e8 cresciuto di sei volte.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8966\" style=\"width:523px;height:290px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1.png 533w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per ridurre il drammatico aumento degli incidenti e dei pedoni che vi perdono la vita, le autorit\u00e0 statali hanno avviato una campagna informativa su come un pedone debba vestirsi per essere visibile al conducente: \u00e8 meglio indossare abiti chiari ed elementi riflettenti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Polizia di pattuglia ucraina invita inoltre i conducenti ad accendere per tempo le luci di posizione, gli anabbaglianti o i fendinebbia. Solo nel 30% dei casi un conducente riesce a vedere un pedone al buio. Con indumenti dotati di elementi riflettenti, la percentuale sale all\u201980%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La mancanza di luce aumenta la mortalit\u00e0 non solo sulle strade. Secondo il Servizio statale ucraino per le situazioni di emergenza, ora gli incendi scoppiano pi\u00f9 spesso a causa dell'uso di generatori, fornelli a gas ecc. Ogni giorno si verificano oltre 130 incendi, soprattutto nel settore residenziale, e in media muoiono 12 persone.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2.png 1012w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2-600x166.png 600w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2-768x212.png 768w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2-18x5.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sulla strada: una persona con e senza elementi riflettenti<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lista della spesa aggiornata<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ukrainian market also experienced changes. This year&#8217;s &#8220;Black Friday&#8221; was literally black for Ukrainians as they had to do shopping in total darkness. With the biggest sale of the year coinciding with a partial blackout across the country, most customers opted for items that can come in handy during water and heat outages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per esempio, secondo Prom.ua (uno dei pi\u00f9 grandi siti di e-commerce in Ucraina), i 10 prodotti pi\u00f9 popolari del Black Friday includevano:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>attrezzature a gas;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>attrezzatura per escursioni (comprese torce e articoli termici);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>accessori per computer (power bank, stazioni di ricarica portatili ecc.);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lampade a batteria;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>convertitori di tensione;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>illuminazione festiva.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quest'autunno la domanda di riscaldatori \u00e8 aumentata di 5-10 volte. Si acquistano pi\u00f9 spesso anche prolunghe elettriche, radio portatili e modem 4G a batteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c8 particolarmente difficile affrontare simili circostanze per i genitori di neonati, che cercano un modo per tenere al caldo il proprio bambino; per questo aumenta la domanda di sacchi termici coprigambe. I clienti hanno iniziato ad acquistare pi\u00f9 e-book e console di gioco Nintendo a batteria per intrattenere s\u00e9 stessi o i propri figli. Gli alberi di Natale a batteria, in precedenza proposti come semplice decorazione, sono diventati un prodotto popolare grazie alla capacit\u00e0 di illuminare gli ambienti senza consumare molta energia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Calo del traffico Internet<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Russia prende spesso di mira le infrastrutture di comunicazione; cos\u00ec, dopo ogni massiccio bombardamento, migliaia di ucraini rimangono senza accesso a Internet o senza alcun collegamento di telefonia mobile.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8969\" style=\"width:446px;height:276px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3.png 513w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Netblocks company, which monitors cyber security, the drop in Internet traffic was first observed on October 10 during the first mass attack on critical infrastructure. However, in November, communication &#8220;drops&#8221; were even more drastic. On November 23, after another attack, Internet traffic fell to 35% of the usual level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una delle soluzioni \u00e8 passare da un operatore all'altro, cosa resa possibile dagli accordi tra gli operatori mobili ucraini. Quando nessun operatore dispone di una connessione di rete, entrano in gioco la radio o gli Starlink. La domanda di Starlink \u00e8 almeno raddoppiata in autunno, con alcuni imprenditori che li acquistano per mantenere operativi i propri uffici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quando le comunicazioni mobili non funzionano affatto, le persone restano sole al buio e potrebbero persino non sapere di un'allerta aerea. Era quindi prevedibile che la domanda di radio e walkie-talkie aumentasse significativamente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Un'altra ondata migratoria?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dall'inizio dei blackout di massa e del calo delle temperature esterne, era prevista una nuova ondata di rifugiati ucraini. In parte tali previsioni si sono avverate: nelle ultime settimane, secondo le statistiche sui passaggi di frontiera, sono entrati in Polonia pi\u00f9 ucraini di quanti ne siano rientrati dalla Polonia in Ucraina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nel frattempo, il divario tra queste cifre non \u00e8 cos\u00ec drastico, quindi \u00e8 troppo presto per parlare di un imminente esodo di massa degli ucraini all'estero. Secondo un sondaggio ucraino (dati Gradus), alla domanda se le persone sarebbero rimaste nel luogo in cui si trovano anche con la mancanza di elettricit\u00e0 nella stagione fredda, la maggioranza (65%) ha risposto positivamente. Altri hanno risposto che avrebbero cercato un luogo pi\u00f9 caldo in Ucraina, ma pochissime persone (3%) hanno confermato l'intenzione di trasferirsi all'estero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alla ricerca della luce<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8970\" style=\"width:442px;height:233px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-4.png 559w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-4-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Concerti a lume di candela<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coloro che, nonostante tutte le difficolt\u00e0, non intendono lasciare la propria residenza cercano ogni modo possibile per affrontare le interruzioni di corrente.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8971\" style=\"width:440px;height:352px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-5.png 548w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-5-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c8 naturale che le persone cerchino di continuare la loro vita abituale nonostante tutto; perci\u00f2 gli ucraini cercano di non rinunciare alle abitudini quotidiane: leggono libri con una lampada frontale, cenano a lume di candela, si fanno la manicure nel parcheggio o si asciugano i capelli nel centro commerciale. Per conservare gli alimenti durante i blackout, quando il frigorifero non funziona, li portano sui balconi o li appendono fuori dalla finestra. E questo \u00e8 l\u2019unico lato positivo dell\u2019inverno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il mondo dello spettacolo ha risolto la questione in modo creativo: i concerti suggestivi a lume di candela sono diventati una nuova tendenza e si sono rivelati un buon sostituto, soprattutto prima di Natale e Capodanno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molti di coloro che lavorano online o studiano a distanza usano anche spazi di coworking o \u201cpunti di invincibilit\u00e0\u201d, luoghi con riscaldamento, t\u00e8 caldo, Starlink e connessione a Internet. A Kyiv sono state realizzate diverse mappe che mostrano quali esercizi restano operativi durante le interruzioni di corrente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gas stations, shopping centers, and cafes therefore also transformed into points of invincibility &#8211; very often people come there to study, work, charge gadgets, or in extreme cases &#8211; connect an inhaler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E per sapere quando torna la corrente a casa, in alcune zone residenti creativi hanno sviluppato speciali bot di messaggistica che segnalano se la luce \u00e8 accesa o spenta. Cos\u00ec le persone sanno cosa succede a casa mentre sono lontane alla ricerca della luce.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8972\" style=\"width:390px;height:240px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scritto sulla scatola: <em>\u201cSe restate bloccati in un<\/em><br><em>ascensore, questo \u00e8 il kit di pronto soccorso per voi\u201d<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un\u2019altra idea interessante adottata nei palazzi a pi\u00f9 piani e nei grattacieli consiste nei kit di sopravvivenza che i vicini preparano e lasciano nell\u2019ascensore per chi potrebbe rimanervi improvvisamente bloccato durante un\u2019interruzione.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sono stati installati punti di ricarica anche in alcune stazioni della metropolitana di Kyiv. Purtroppo, per\u00f2, questo mezzo di trasporto non \u00e8 riuscito ad adattarsi ovunque. A Kharkiv, a causa delle interruzioni di corrente, la metropolitana ha sospeso completamente il servizio diverse volte. In molte zone, anche i mezzi pubblici che dipendono dalla rete elettrica sono stati sostituiti o ridotti di numero; di conseguenza, gli orari sono cambiati e gli intervalli sono aumentati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Il blackout \u201c\u00e8 il nuovo nero\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The very talk about &#8220;blackouts&#8221; has become a trend in Ukrainian society. Everyone, especially youngsters, shares a lot of jokes and life hacks on how to survive under blackouts. Ukrainians seem to be competing with each other about who can come up with the most striking place or way to find light or the Internet. What is interesting, on the TikTok application, videos with the hashtag &#8220;\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0443\u0442&#8221; (eng. blackout) have already received almost 50 million views (as of December 8), with the word &#8220;blackout&#8221; being in the top 10 in the category &#8220;What is it&#8221; in Ukrainian Google requests in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Il telefono degli ucraini ci dice pi\u00f9 di chiunque altro<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I telefoni degli ucraini possono dirci di pi\u00f9 sui cambiamenti nella loro vita quotidiana. I dati di un esperimento pilota condotto tra i giovani di Kyiv, che negli ultimi mesi hanno registrato alcuni indicatori con i propri smartphone, forniscono dettagli interessanti.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8973\" style=\"width:476px;height:548px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-7.png 569w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-7-521x600.png 521w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-7-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In generale, il tempo davanti allo schermo \u00e8 rimasto elevato come prima dei bombardamenti di ottobre (10 ottobre), perch\u00e9 per i giovani oltre 6 ore di uso attivo dello schermo sono piuttosto normali. Una delle funzioni utilizzate pi\u00f9 spesso durante i blackout \u00e8 la torcia, impiegata sia in casa sia per strada per almeno un'ora al giorno dai residenti di Kyiv. In generale, ci\u00f2 rappresenta l'11% del tempo davanti allo schermo, ma tra chi resta senza luce per periodi pi\u00f9 lunghi (oltre 5 ore), questa percentuale arriva in genere a un quarto del tempo di utilizzo dello schermo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, during the outages, Ukrainians began to walk more frequently due to shifts in electric transport schedules and the lack of possibility to use elevators. Compared to September, in October and November, the average number of steps taken by Kyiv residents increased (more than 4,000 steps per day). An even more significant alteration occurred in the number of floors climbed: if in September the average number was about 6.5, then in October it was already 8.1, and in November when blackouts were introduced throughout the whole month, it was 9.8 floors per day. Of course, it depends on where exactly a person lives: for those on the lower floors, the change was about + 2 floors after the blackouts, and for those above the 5th floor (who previously almost never climbed on foot) &#8211; the activity increased significantly from 5.8 in September to 8.8 floors in October and up to 12.4 floors in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per i giovani attivi, naturalmente, si tratta piuttosto di un benefico esercizio fisico aggiuntivo, ma per gli anziani o per chi ha problemi di salute, salire cos\u00ec rappresenta una sfida e un ostacolo persino a uscire di casa. Il problema riguarda soprattutto i residenti delle grandi citt\u00e0 (Kyiv, Kharkiv), molti dei quali vivono in edifici di 15, 20 e 30 piani. \u00c8 diventato un problema anche per i corrieri ucraini, tanto che molti servizi di consegna hanno adottato fin dall'inizio dei blackout la regola secondo cui, in assenza di luce, il corriere effettua una consegna non oltre il 5\u00b0 piano, dove il cliente deve incontrarlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nel complesso, i blackout hanno colpito tutte le sfere della vita ucraina. La routine \u00e8 cambiata e le abitudini quotidiane si sono trasformate. Ma, nonostante tutte le avversit\u00e0, gli ucraini hanno la forza di far fronte alla situazione e di adattarsi persino a condizioni tanto fredde e buie. Sono invincibili e sostengono il fronte dalle retrovie con grande resilienza.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia&#8217;s massive shelling of Ukraine&#8217;s energy sector has caused the largest blackouts in Ukraine&#8217;s history. After every Russian attack, emergency power outages immediately occur throughout the territory, plunging the state into darkness. Even if the system can partially be restored, power cuts are introduced for hours or even days, because there is a large shortage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,13],"tags":[],"topic":[97,115,87,86],"class_list":["post-8963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eng-central-eastern-europe","category-en-analyses","topic-energy","topic-resilience","topic-security","topic-ukraine"],"mb":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.6 (Yoast SEO v25.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine&#039;s massive blackouts: look inside | TDC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This analysis examines Ukraine\u2019s wartime blackouts, damage to energy infrastructure and how households and 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