brownout
noun
brown·out
ˈbrau̇-ˌnau̇t 
: a period of reduced voltage of electricity caused especially by high demand and resulting in reduced illumination
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Called the Philippines's surf capital, Siargao is beloved by surfers who are tired of Bali and Hawaii's crowded line-ups and willing to deal with the island’s developing infrastructure — brownouts are the norm here.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
It’s helped that Southern California Edison’s lines are mostly underground and that the port, deemed a vital infrastructure, is exempt from brownouts, an outage resulting from a temporary drop in voltage.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
That’s placed more demand on the grid, with occasional brownouts having been reported at some ports in the East and Gulf coasts, said the Waterfront Employers’ Vogel.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
These occurrences are known as rolling blackouts or brownouts (technically, a rotating outage) when power consumption is so high that customers are forced to shut down their electrical power.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
It’s helped that Southern California Edison’s lines are mostly underground and that the port, deemed a vital infrastructure, is exempt from brownouts, an outage resulting from a temporary drop in voltage.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
That’s placed more demand on the grid, with occasional brownouts having been reported at some ports in the East and Gulf coasts, said the Waterfront Employers’ Vogel.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
These occurrences are known as rolling blackouts or brownouts (technically, a rotating outage) when power consumption is so high that customers are forced to shut down their electrical power.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2024
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brownout
noun
brown·out
ˈbrau̇-ˌnau̇t
: a reduction in the use or availability of electric power
also
: a period of dimmed lighting resulting from such reduction
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