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What if the lights go out?

In our wired society, surviving even a day without electricity can be a hardship (Just ask the nearly 2 million of us who lost it last October). But thanks to the combination of freak storms and a groaning grid, darker days may still be ahead.

(Boston Globe) With freak storms and groaning grid, more dark days may be ahead. Video by Scott LaPierre and Neil Swidey