Not that you need anything else to worry about, but the nation's electricity supply is in danger. With supply near its grid capacity and demand growing rapidly, experts are predicting major blackouts in the coming year, with staggering costs

A report from a pro-technology advocacy group calls attention to the shrinkage of spare electric generating and transmission capacity in the nation. Though a recession may suppress demand and postpone the threat of blackouts, these problems need a more vigorous and imaginative attack than they have been getting.

With the growth of the nation's electricity grid failing to keep up with rising demand, blackouts and brownouts will become increasingly widespread and destructive, warns a study released by NextGen Energy Council, a clean coal advocacy group.

A new study, "Lights Out In 2009?," warns that the U.S. "faces potentially crippling electricity brownouts and blackouts beginning in the summer of 2009, which may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives."

A new study released this week highlights what experts have been saying for years: The United States faces significant risk of power brownouts and blackouts as early as next summer that may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives.

The United States faces significant risk of power brownouts and blackouts as early as next summer that may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives, says the NextGen Energy Council.

A new study released this week highlights what experts have been saying for years:  the U.S. faces significant risk of power brownouts and blackouts as early as next summer that may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives.

A new study released this week highlights what experts have been saying for years: the U.S. faces significant risk of power brownouts and blackouts as early as next summer that may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives.

The United States faces threat of electricity blackouts and brownouts come next summer because of dwindling power capacity nationwide.

The hot months of 2009 might be known as the Summer of Brownouts. And it will be considered a good year, because, unless hundreds of billions are invested in the U.S. power system, the brownouts will turn black.

Not that you need anything else to worry about, but the nation's electricity supply is in danger. With supply near its grid capacity and demand growing rapidly, experts are predicting major blackouts in the coming year, with staggering costs

A report from a pro-technology advocacy group calls attention to the shrinkage of spare electric generating and transmission capacity in the nation. Though a recession may suppress demand and postpone the threat of blackouts, these problems need a more vigorous and imaginative attack than they have been getting.

With the growth of the nation's electricity grid failing to keep up with rising demand, blackouts and brownouts will become increasingly widespread and destructive, warns a study released by NextGen Energy Council, a clean coal advocacy group.

A new study, "Lights Out In 2009?," warns that the U.S. "faces potentially crippling electricity brownouts and blackouts beginning in the summer of 2009, which may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives."

A new study released this week highlights what experts have been saying for years: The United States faces significant risk of power brownouts and blackouts as early as next summer that may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives.

A new study released this week highlights what experts have been saying for years:  the U.S. faces significant risk of power brownouts and blackouts as early as next summer that may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives.

A new study released this week highlights what experts have been saying for years: the U.S. faces significant risk of power brownouts and blackouts as early as next summer that may cost tens of billions of dollars and threaten lives.

The United States faces threat of electricity blackouts and brownouts come next summer because of dwindling power capacity nationwide.

The hot months of 2009 might be known as the Summer of Brownouts. And it will be considered a good year, because, unless hundreds of billions are invested in the U.S. power system, the brownouts will turn black.

A new study warns crippling blackouts could hit the U.S. next summer, and the senior policy advisor to the nonprofit group that did the study warns California is most likely to be “ground zero” for a blackout that could take out most of the Western United States.