University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute Researchers Quantify Economic Impact of Chile Blackout
April 17, 2026
April 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSrpt) -- Research examining a nationwide power failure in Chile reveals that while total economic transactions plummeted on the day of the outage, nearly half of that lost activity was recovered in the following days.
The analysis, titled Evidence on the Value of Electricity Reliability from a Nationwide Blackout, was published by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. It tracks the aftermath of a February 2025 event to quantify the true co . . .
The analysis, titled Evidence on the Value of Electricity Reliability from a Nationwide Blackout, was published by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. It tracks the aftermath of a February 2025 event to quantify the true co . . .