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Nine buildings, including the Intercultural Center (pictured), experienced a power outage earlier this evening.

Power Outage Affects Nine Buildings

By Toby Hung October 20, 2015

At least nine buildings on campus experienced power outages beginning at around 6:45 p.m. tonight due to an electrical transformer failure, according to a university-wide email from the Department...

Electrical Storm Causes Power, Internet Outages

By Ashwin Puri April 21, 2015

A lighting storm left university buildings without power and students without Wi-Fi connectivity throughout much of campus Monday night. According to Vice President for Planning and Facilities Management...

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A transformer failure in Harbin Hall caused a power outage on the north end of campus.

Harbin Transformer Failure Causes Power Outage

By Katherine Richardson November 24, 2014

The north end of campus lost power for six hours on Saturday due to a transformer failure in Harbin Hall. The failure triggered electrical system safety mechanisms, which caused a power outage in surrounding...

Campus, DC Brace for Hurricane’s Impact

By Sarah Kaplan October 29, 2012

All Georgetown campuses in the D.C. metropolitan area have been closed Monday and Tuesday as the city readies itself for the worst of Hurricane Sandy. The university issued a shelter-in-place warning...

Power Outage Causes Confusion

By Lauren Weber April 1, 2011

An accident at the chiller plant located between McDonough Gymnasium and Yates Field House resulted in the injury of a worker and power outages in multiple buildings on campus at about 11 a.m Thursday. University...

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