The air conditioners will go on and then, here and there, go out.
Electricity is the life blood of the modern economy.
How can businesses work when computers are down. The crucible of the embattled new economy faces hemorrhage this summer. Even short power cuts can be devastating, Banning-Wright says. If a company is warned by the electricity supplier that a power cut is coming, it takes time to power down information systems. Bringing them back online does not tend to go smoothly.