11.   As Sacramento attempted to come to grips with the faltering power grid Friday, Los Angeles leaders and consumer advocates questioned the burden being shouldered by local taxpayers.

12.   At the same time it waged war, Eritrea built a national power grid.

13.   At times, superstorms on the Sun can drive the northern lights almost to the equator and cause widespread havoc in radars, radios and power grids.

14.   Because the power grid has gone down, along with the telephones, the president of General Motors of Thailand and his visitor finish their meeting by torchlight.

15.   Bissau rarely has electricity because its power grid is severely damaged, but the clubs all have private generators.

16.   Brazil introduced a nationwide system of charges for transmitting electricity, in a move that paves the way for a power grid supplied by investor-owned companies.

17.   A month ago, southern Brazil suffered a three-hour blackout when the power grids became overloaded.

18.   Along with raising money for cash-strapped governments, the sales should lead to power grid investments badly needed to avoid a looming energy shortage across the country.

19.   Breakdowns may be likely in power grids, telephones, customs services, air traffic control, ports and the oil industry.

20.   Breaux, who teaches informal classes on solar building at the University of Texas, is completely off the electric power grid.