Footnotes From the Archives News in Brief More Utilities Plan to Use Blackouts to Prevent Wildfires A Nevada utility company is joining utilities in other western states in implementing a new measure to reduce the risk of wildfire. Maxine Speier
Economics Why 320 Million Indians Didn’t Notice When the Lights Went Out Last week, the giant blackout in India – reportedly the largest in human history – furnished many of… John Gravois
Environment Electric Forecast Calls for Increasing Blackouts From falling investment to falling deer, America's power grid is falling down. A lack of political will and willingness to rely on Band-Aids may doom efforts to improve the nation's power infrastructure. Lisa Margonelli