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The author discusses the prevalence of electrical power outages caused by squirrels across the United States in locations such as Portland, Oregon, Evergreen, Montana, and Kalamazoo, Michigan. According to Matthew Olearczyk of the Electric Power Research Institute, squirrels cause power outages by simultaneously touching an energized component and a grounded piece of equipment which can cause a continuous fault. The author comments on how such outages reflect on ecology and the electric grid.

The article reports that three private power plants of 1,050 megawatt (MW) capacity in Pakistan including Hubco, AES Lalpir, and Kot Addu have been closed due to technical faults as of May 2015.

The article reports on the fire incident occur at the Boardwalk in Toms River, New Jersey which was declared by county as accidental and was caused by faulty electrical wiring.

The article focuses on blackouts suffered by areas under Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB), India, due to a breakdown in the 33 kiloVolt (KV) main line between Gamharia and Mango areas in Jharkhand. It informs that the JSEB sources said they would fix the snag at the earliest and said that there were multiple faults in the main line and it would take some time to restore normal supply.