The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth shut down after losing off-site power.

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With a few mouse clicks, the co-worker sent a signal over the Internet that remotely shut off the power to a single fan inside a 10-foot section of ductwork directly above the microphone.

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Power was shut off along the line and service has been halted -- westbound past Bridgeport, which is about 60 miles northeast of New York City on the Long Island Sound, and eastbound beyond South Norwalk -- because of the derailment.

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As anyone who has experienced such a system knows, it does not take long to learn to shut off the lights and to avoid use of some of the more power-hungry appliances.

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