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Initial estimates went from "No idea" to "Could take days".

In the end it took about 12 hours to restore most of the power in two countries. There are some knock-on effects from trains being in the wrong places, but a solid result overall.






This is not correct. The REE press conference held about two hours after the start of the blackout gave an estimate of 6 to 10 hours, which was about right. Any other estimations were misinformation.

Some outlets said days to weeks, but who knows where they got that info.



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