Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 130 on Institute for Progress US Energy Data Electricity Demand page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://usenergydata.org/electricity-demand/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:52 by job 261007T2132-e35
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 11
    • Reported any rule violations: 10
  • Violations: 1524
  • Violators: 204
  • Issues: 40
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About the issue

• Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
• Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + Pour + Testaro)
• Violations: 24
• Violators: 16

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Open full chart ↗
• Start tag: <a href="/charts/load-growth-twh" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[3]/div[2]/div[1]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1440, y = 3922, width = 93, height = 19
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 130 of the Institute for Progress US Energy Data Electricity Demand page.

1. Links opening a new window should say so

   Rule engine: Pour (David Yarham and Geoffrey Crofte)

   Rule: new-window-link

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt