Even though electricity and water don't mix, water seldom gets mixed without electricity. While the power outages caused by weather - such as the recent ice storms in the Plains states that affected 800,000 people - or peak demand - such as the largest blackout in U.S. history in August 2003 that affected 50 million people - shine a spotlight on the fragility of the power grid, utilities take steps every day to ensure their steady supplies.
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