Types_of_power outages & List_of_power_outages
http://theboweryboys.blogspot.ca/2012/07/blackout-77-still-frightening-thirty.html
It would be nice if some day almost every house & most buildings in general, would have their own solar-electric power generator unit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003 ,
http://www.globalsecurity.org/eye/blackout_2003.htm ,
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/15/nyregion/blackout-2003-overview-power-surge-blacks-northeast-hitting-cities-8-states.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm ,
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=2003-blackout-five-years-later ,
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/08/august-14-2003 ,
http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/emergencyprep/blackout2003/default.asp ,
www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-568422.html, http://knowledge.allianz.com/energy/?697/blackouts ,
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/08/14/are-we-still-vulnerable-nine-years-after-northeast-blackout
If almost every home & building had its own power source, that would take a lot of strain off the electrical_power_grid.
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/07/31/the_world_s_other_biggest_blackouts_ever ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2012_India_blackout ,
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/india-in-the-dark-photos-of-the-largest-blackout-in-history/260537 ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charanka_Solar_Park#Charanka_Solar_Park
Apparently, its still much better for entire cities & sections of countries to go without a steady reliable power flow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_energy ,
www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/solar-power, www.altenergy.org
Renewable_energy & Dirty_electricity: www.sammilham.com ,
www.magdahavas.com/category/electrosmog-exposure/power-lines,
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=smart+meters ,
http://desertshapes.blogspot.ca/2012/08/smart-meters-and-other-concerns.html