{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "18-month-blackout",
  "title": "18 Month Blackout",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/18-month-blackout/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/18-month-blackout.json",
  "summary": "Widespread power grid vulnerability / blackout risk coverage",
  "why_now": "A cluster of pieces from Syracuse.com, The New York Times, and the New York Post about an 18-month blackout scenario and an ongoing extended outage in one city were published close together, creating the spike.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Major outlets (New York Times, Syracuse.com, New York Post) are running pieces about the US power grid and the possibility of long-duration blackouts. - Why_this_is_trending explicitly cites clustered coverage on an 18-month blackout risk and a city already experiencing extended outages. - Coverage is infrastructure and risk-focused, not political in the provided items.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Technology / Infrastructure Signal",
  "collected_at": "Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:30:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Technology / Infrastructure Signal",
  "score": 82.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "US power grid at risk of 18-month blackout",
    "1 city now in dark for more than a week - Syracuse.com",
    "What if America Went Completely Dark? - The New York Times"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "US power grid at risk of 18-month blackout; 1 city now in dark for more than a week - Syracuse.com",
      "source": "Syracuse.com",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixwFBVV95cUxNSi1NajNScDlyaWVUS2RDejFTaUNYMHotNkRqX2F2SUR0enFtQVZqdm15a2dodmRrQUxTQnk1SnRoS1gzQjZBSTg0LURHVFJlcFVPQ3BILTBZdGNnYUlXc1NxSkp0WTFkdWZBZklkaU1CQjJ4aWszTWh6YVZYV3N5TngyeGxkSEVVeWVUaVVCeXZlUDI2cWxBczI1dTFHRW1rMjFXMDNjNWV4OXNzNmVTZlI5ZVhjWW41WkktX1VDNm0ydVNVLU1N0gHbAUFVX3lxTE9JOWpNSVZBOHZqTFdLRFNWMEtaVmtDbENXOFBReDl1Z2hGcnpGM2FkLWktd2JPNjZSYlY2TmxYR3FKU1dpWGN2cDZrVFBtTllPMG9nUE9VM0JSeXNpeks2cm82MHVoMmxyNUlTVGVLUlR5Mmxrd0RBd3hyOE42eVdqOGRIdm1UTVRLVlpvVjh1VWdCUkZxVlRHYWRaUmZLUkx1a01fRGdaUWdDUklWNVhBQ2RacEJNaWo4Yldqeml1aHktQzIxbkNKVFFHUHhWbEdMcElsMC15cktHcw?oc=5"
    }
  ],
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    "batch_id": "202608271304",
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