At 12.33 most of Spain ended up light, in A mass blackout that affects the entire peninsula. We analyze with the real data the electric cut and the digital track of its consequences.
The consumption of electricity collapsed in half
The minutal data captured the moment of the fall. At 12.30 the national consumption was normal and, in the following update, five minutes later, consumption was half. At that low level it was 12.45 to these hours (15.20).
Immediately, in Google the research of the word “blackout” exploded
At 12.34 the searches were shot on Google. In five minutes the volume of consultations by “Blackout” multiplied by 10 normal by an ultrapopular term such as “Google”. The “Blackout” peak reached 12.59. Hours later, they are still absolutely enormous.
The phones fail for millions of people
The relationships of lack of telephone service, which monitors the Downdector website, have multiplied simultaneously by all operators. The notices recorded in this portal mainly indicate problems in the services associated with the telephone network, but also indicate fixed and mobile internet.
Internet also fails
The internet data traffic has dropped less than half, according to the Deutscher of Exchange Internet Deutcare. Normal at noon was a gradual increase in consumption, but that climb has not occurred: the traffic collapsed and remains flat.
Gas consumption has also decreased
After the failure of the electricity offer, the consumption of gas has also decreased. At 12:00 the national consumption was 27 GW/h, which suddenly collapsed up to just 8 GW/h.
Many services have been left without data
An example is the traffic information in Madrid, which normally serves your information in real time and which at the moment responds with a “data without data”.
The DGT asked the population to avoid taking the car if not in case of extreme need, due to the danger of accidents. “The lack of electricity supply does not allow the operation of traffic lights or reporting panels,” he says.
Nor are the trains circulate. The ADIF railway network has registered voltage losses, which motivated the interruption of traffic traffic across the country. Renfe explains through his social network profiles that there are no movements or stations from 12.30.
