“Due to a power outage in the area, one of the light towers at the HPCA stadium malfunctioned," the IPL said in a statement. "BCCI regrets the inconvenience caused to the in-stadium attendees.

With smart meters, power companies can, in real time, spot on a system map where an outage is and try to determine its likely cause. Their growing use as part of a “smart grid” was spurred by ...