Power Outage
Cutoff Of Electricity, Power Cut
noun, verbal noun
When you halt electricity you experience a power outage. Makes sense. When the electricity stops you don't have any more power.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
川崎市は停電しなかったの？
Did Kawasaki City not lose power?
どうしてまだ停電してるって分かってるのに、電気のスイッチを何度も付けたり消したりしちゃうんだろう。
Why do I keep flipping light switches on and off if I know that there is still a power outage.
停電のせいで、冷凍庫のアイスクリームが全部とけちゃった。
Because of the blackout, all of the ice cream in the freezer melted.