tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938130205020541910.post5545354384102251124..comments2023-08-04T07:38:23.940-05:00Comments on MP Off Grid Living: Pundit Press: Super Bowl Power Outage - Update: Fire in Elevator - ESPNAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13626922955631670352noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938130205020541910.post-7348386733512119902013-02-06T08:50:01.982-06:002013-02-06T08:50:01.982-06:00Super Bowl power outage: Outside experts to invest...Super Bowl power outage: Outside experts to investigate cause<br />http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57567733/super-bowl-power-outage-outside-experts-to-investigate-cause/<br /><br />NEW ORLEANS Officials of the Superdome and its utility company said Tuesday that they will hire outside experts to investigate the cause of a 34-minute power failure that halted the Super Bowl.<br /><br />The announcement by the stadium's management company, SMG, and Entergy New Orleans came two days after the outage halted play in the third quarter of the game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers.<br /><br />The companies' joint written statement did not explain the decision, but Entergy spokesman Chanel Lagarde told The Associated Press they had not been able to reach a conclusion on the cause of the outage and wanted a third-party analysis.<br /><br />Play Video<br />Super Bowl blackout: Memo reveals officials worried about failure<br /><br />"We wanted to leave no stone unturned," Lagarde said. "Both us and SMG thought it was important to get another party looking at this to make sure we were looking at everything that we need to examine."<br /><br />While the cause of Sunday's outage is still under investigation, records released Monday show that Superdome officials were worried in October about losing power during the NFL championship.<br /><br />Tests on the electrical feeders that connect incoming power from utility lines to the stadium showed decay and "a chance of failure," state officials warned in a memo dated Oct. 15. The documents, obtained through a records request by The Associated Press, also show the utility that supplies the stadium expressed concern about the reliability of the service before the Super Bowl.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626922955631670352noreply@blogger.com