Electricity - Background on Blackouts

I just lived through the blackout of 2003 and learned firsthand how dependant we are on electricity. If you would like to learn more about electricity and how it works (or fails to work) I have provided my readers with a few background resources on electricity including: Electricity – Electronics, How Electricity is Generated, and Electricity Milestones. From the WWW comes the following articles of interest: Whys and Wherefores of Power System Blackouts (PDF file), New York Blackout of 1977, and the Great Northeast blackout of 1965.