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The Northeast Blackout of 2003 was a massive widespread power outage that occurred throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States andOntario, Canada on Thursday, August 14, 2003, at approximately 4:15 p.m. EDT (20:15 UTC). At the time, it was the most widespread electrical blackout in history. ^{[1] [2]} The blackout affected an estimated 10 million people in the Canadian province of Ontario and 45 million people in eight U.S. states.

Contents:
1. Immediate impact
2. Media coverage and official reports
3. Causes
4. Effects
5. Emergency services
6. Restoration of service
7. References in popular culture
8. Sustained efforts
9. See also
10. References
11. External links