As stated, pretty much all serious targets have redundancy, and no this wasn't a surprise to me. The Niagra area grid is over taxed to the point of stupidity and the tree huggers have convinced everyone that our best solution is our worst (nuclear).
The threat from power failure is more one of inconvenience and poor planning. Old people die when it gets too hot because apparently no one back east knows to carry a bottle of water with them. Otherwise, it's a nuissance and a financial drain but not much more.
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