1.   An early hot spell and a high number of power plants out of service for maintenance forced the first rolling power blackouts since March in California late Monday.

2.   As the demand for energy has grown, hundreds of power blackouts and shortfalls have plagued Asia, costing businesses billions of dollars in lost production.

3.   A so-called coronal mass ejection ten years ago, for example, caused a major power blackout in Quebec and temporarily disrupted some satellites.

4.   Critics said it was a political move in the running electrical crisis which has threatened power blackouts throughout the state.

5.   Credit card giant Visa, based in Foster City, may have found the ultimate solution to power blackouts.

6.   Davis appeared a shoo-in for reelection before rolling power blackouts hit his state this year.

7.   Even refineries with backup power could lower production if threatened with sudden power blackouts, said Chevron spokesman Fred Gorell.

8.   Farther south, icy conditions from the same weather front caused more power blackouts in Louisiana and Texas.

9.   Gone are the rolling power blackouts that left portions of the country dark each day during the post-Soviet crisis.

10.   Government officials reported sporadic power blackouts around the island, as well as flooding and blocked roads.