1.   In industrialized countries it is mainly used to support weak feeder lines and to power equipment such as navigation buoys.

2.   The equipment is powered by batteries and solar cells and will relay data by satellite.

3.   And home-care patients who rely on electrically powered medical equipment because of lung disease or other ailments usually have batteries or backup generators.

4.   Even hospitals with generators were forced to reschedule surgeries because the trickle of electricity available was insufficient to power some equipment.

5.   Intel unveiled a new chip on Wednesday to power the equipment that routes information across the Internet.

6.   It also manufactures products ranging from trains to power equipment.

7.   The White House said Russian authorities had assured the US space agency NASA that plutonium aboard to power equipment posed no threat.

8.   Residents will likely welcome the return of electricity in large part because it will mean reporters will not use noisy generators to power their equipment.