Kansas City Flicker ALMOST Explained

Tonight we get an important reminder that the grid is a lot more delicate than we understand.

To wit . . . And with credit to some of our favorite readers who sent word our way earlier this evening. 

Here's the cover story that doesn't reference the antics of Godzilla . . .

"People reported power flickering as far north as St. Joseph and an hour south of Overland Park. People in Grain Valley, Odessa, Blue Springs and Lee's Summit also experienced the quick flicker of power.

"According to Evergy, this was a result of an equipment failure just before 8 p.m.

"Evergy said the backup system operated as designed and prevented a customer outage."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Equipment failure causes brief flicker of power across Kansas City metro

According to Evergy, this was a result of an equipment failure just before 8 p.m.