blame the enviromental whackos (Score 1)

I worked for a power company many years ago. Every time we tired to expand or improve the system the "not in my backyard" crowd and the environmental whacko did everything they could to stop what ever we were planning to build. While I am sure the power grid design is part of the problem don't blame it all on company management/engineering. The amount of red tape is unbelievable. My advise: Get UPS systems on critical systems and obtain your own backup generation for work and home.