diff --git a/code/modules/events/event_container.dm b/code/modules/events/event_container.dm
index 86675a50f19..8e587c2ad04 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/event_container.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/event_container.dm
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(event_last_fired)
 		//new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE, "Virology Breach",			/datum/event/prison_break/virology,		0,		list(ASSIGNMENT_MEDICAL = 100)),
 		//new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE, "Xenobiology Breach",		/datum/event/prison_break/xenobiology,	0,		list(ASSIGNMENT_SCIENCE = 100)),
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE,	/datum/event/apc_short, 12),
+		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE,	/datum/event/grid_check, 12),
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE, /datum/event/electrical_storm, 12),
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE,	/datum/event/radiation_storm, 10, TRUE),
 		new /datum/event_meta(EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE,	/datum/event/spider_infestation, 10, TRUE),
diff --git a/code/modules/events/false_alarm.dm b/code/modules/events/false_alarm.dm
index b9842d995c7..2a2649918eb 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/false_alarm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/false_alarm.dm
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
 		/datum/event/tear,
 		/datum/event/tear/honk,
 		/datum/event/traders,
+		/datum/event/vent_clog,
 		/datum/event/disease_outbreak,
 		/datum/event/vent_clog,
 		/datum/event/disposals_clog,
 		/datum/event/demon_incursion,
 		/datum/event/shuttle_loan,
+		/datum/event/grid_check,
 	) + subtypesof(/datum/event/anomaly) + subtypesof(/datum/event/carp_migration)
 
 	var/datum/event/working_event
diff --git a/code/modules/events/grid_check_event.dm b/code/modules/events/grid_check_event.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8513366f399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/events/grid_check_event.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/datum/event/grid_check
+	name = "Grid Check"
+	nominal_severity = EVENT_LEVEL_MODERATE
+	endWhen = 60 // In process ticks
+
+/datum/event/grid_check/announce(false_alarm)
+	GLOB.minor_announcement.Announce("Abnormal activity detected in [station_name()]'s powernet. As a precautionary measure, the station's power will be shut off for an indeterminate duration.", "Electrical Grid Check")
+	return
+
+/datum/event/grid_check/start()
+	. = ..()
+	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(toggle_power)), rand(10 SECONDS, 15 SECONDS))
+
+/datum/event/grid_check/proc/toggle_power(state = TRUE)
+	var/list/skipped_areas_apc = list(
+		/area/station/turret_protected/ai,
+		/area/station/command/office/ce)
+	skipped_areas_apc += subtypesof(/area/station/engineering)
+	skipped_areas_apc += subtypesof(/area/station/telecomms)
+	for(var/obj/machinery/power/apc/power_controller in GLOB.apcs)
+		var/area/current_area = get_area(power_controller)
+		if((current_area.type in skipped_areas_apc) || !is_station_level(power_controller.z))
+			continue
+		if(power_controller.operating == state)
+			power_controller.toggle_breaker()
+	for(var/mob/M in GLOB.player_list)
+		var/turf/T = get_turf(M)
+		if(!M.client || !is_station_level(T.z) || isnewplayer(M))
+			continue
+		if(state)
+			SEND_SOUND(M, sound('sound/effects/powerloss.ogg'))
+		else
+			SEND_SOUND(M, sound('sound/mecha/powerup.ogg'))
+
+	if(state)
+		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(toggle_power), FALSE), rand(30 SECONDS, 120 SECONDS))
diff --git a/paradise.dme b/paradise.dme
index e06738905c0..753b92835ee 100644
--- a/paradise.dme
+++ b/paradise.dme
@@ -2271,6 +2271,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\events\fake_virus.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\false_alarm.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\floorcluwne_event.dm"
+#include "code\modules\events\grid_check_event.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\immovable_rod.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\infestation.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\ion_storm.dm"