New Software Keeps Power On.(Brief Article)

A recent Department of Energy (DOE) study headed by Sandia National Laboratories suggests that major power emergencies such as the recent statewide conservation alerts in California might be averted if power companies adopt new command and control software that predicts future energy demand rather than simply responds to it. DOE Secretary Bill Richardson has warned consumers since January that if last year's series of major regional power outages are any indication, this summer might bring Y2K-like power failures to large areas of the nation as power companies struggle to meet pea