August 14, 2003, ayaa waxa dhacday blackout-kii ugu weynaa abid ee ka dhaca Waqooyiga Ameerika
dhacday. Go'aanka korontada ayaa sababay in 50 milyan oo qof ay korontada ka waayaan sideed gobol oo Maraykan ah iyo koonfurta bari ee Kanada. Inkastoo ay qaadatay bilooyin in la ogaado sababta dhabta ah ee korontada ka go'day, waxaa ugu dambeyntii la ogaaday in ay ka timid warshad koronto oo FirstEnergy ah oo ku taal Eastlake, halkaas oo khadka korontada ee korontada sare ay ku dhacday geedo aad u badan oo sababay in khadka la xiro, taas oo, ay sabab u tahay nidaam digniin oo fashilmay, waxay sababtay saameyn domino ah oo khadadka korontada ah. Isku soo wada duuboo, 11 qof ayaa dhimatay, qiyaastii $ 6 bilyan oo waxyeelo ahna waa la soo sheegay, taasoo keentay in la abuuro koox wadajir ah oo tamarta tamarta ah oo u dhexeeya Mareykanka iyo Kanada si loo yareeyo go'doominta mustaqbalka.