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To: Amelia Carhartt who wrote (42)8/12/1998 9:42:00 PM
From: Investor-ex!  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 54
 
MSB,

The real question is: How long will the power be cut?

Hopefully power will not be cut at all, or would be unavailable on and off for but a few days or weeks.

At this point, a loss of power certainly is not a sure thing. However, it's links like this that really cause concern:

nj.com

"A recent analysis of the nation's 10 largest utilities by a special Senate committee was less optimistic. The study found that only two had completed the initial assessment of their systems, and four of the 10 didn't know how many embedded automation systems they have in service."