Dive Summary:
- On Friday, Entergy revealed that a faulty relay device caused the now-infamous 34-minute blackout during Super Bowl XLVII at the Superdome in New Orleans, La.
- The relay was specifically installed in the switching gear to prevent cable failure, which is what led to the blackout; Entergy says it is working with the relay manufacturer to discover why the device malfunctioned.
- The relay device has been removed and the Superdome's electrical systems are now working without any problems.
From the article:
"... Officials of Entergy New Orleans, a subsidiary of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., said the device, called a relay, had been installed in switching gear to protect the Superdome from a cable failure between the company's incoming power line and lines that run into the stadium.
The switching gear is housed in a building known as 'the vault' near the stadium that receives a line directly from a nearby Entergy power substation. Once the line reaches the vault, it splits into two cables that go into the Superdome. ..."