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Around 2:45 p.m. CST, there were reports of a power outage in Mexico.  The outage affected approximately 20 states, including Mexico City and Guadalajara.  Local media sources reported that the sudden drop of approximately 7,500 MW triggered the shutdown.  As of 5:00pm est, approximately 94% of of the load, representing 7,050 MW has been recovered.

The E-ISAC will continue to monitor the situation; however, there is no indication of a security nexus at this time.  

UPDATE - As of 7pm EST - 100% of load has been recovered.  As of now, there is still no known cause of the sudden drop in MW; however, there is no indication of a security nexus at this time.