Here's the best two articles I've found so far on the big power blackout:
First, Greg Palast's
Power Outage Traced to Dim Bulb in Whitehouse. There's a lot more to it than you the witty title might lead you to believe. Palast is one of the worlds leading experts on the disasterous effects of Enron and deregulation on our electricity system...and the expertise turns out to be very relevent hear.
Also check
http://globalresearch.ca/articles/WAS308A.html by Harvy Wasserman. You'll never forget the begining...<<This is the fourth---and worst---completely unnecessary major blackout of the Northeast in forty years, dating back to 1965.
It's scope---from Detroit to Ottawa to New York and New Jersey---is absolutely awesome, especially since it's due to total stupidity and corruption.>>