Utilities buy electricity from multiple sources, they move that power over lines they own and owned by other companies. The power that you use probably comes from a different source, via a different route, every day.
Power is the foundation of modern society.
Most people will agree that, if the power networks continue to operate, most of the major risks from Y2K are minimal. Of course, there are myriad potential points of failure in an infrastructure as complex as the power grid, but with the information you will find here, you should be able to conduct your own informed research. According to the power industry, American and Canadian power infrastructures are well along the way to being able to reliably deliver power in the new millennium. English electric utilities, though criticized for lagging behind in awareness, surprised critics when they recently said they are discovering fewer problems than expected and will be ready to deliver power in 2000. The North American Electric Reliability Council, an industry group, has submitted two reports to the US Department of Energy on the preparedness of the power grid.