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    Hey Omid,
    Solar activity peaks every 11 years on average. I have noticed how it effects cell phone usage and, once in a while, TV (network TV is transmitted to the satellites before it goes to the stations in each city). But it has never affected power transmission or generation.

    So don't worry too much. I remember cell phone usage was out for a max 48 hours in the 1990s due to solar activity. That was the worst case I can remember, and it doesn't affect me since I don't have a cell phone, but I did wonder why some TV stations were out for a day.


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    Whoa! Sorry. Not true. Quebec went black in 1989 because of sunspot activity.

    Here's a look at the current cycle.

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