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May 2001

Power to the People

Declare independence from the electrical grid! Microturbines and fuel cells can generate premium juice 24/7.

By Peter Fairley

It's mid-afternoon in sunny California and your team is scrambling to finish a deal-clinching presentation when BAM! the power goes down. You've been caught in a rolling blackout that state regulators have ordered as a heat wave brings on millions of air conditioners. Backup batteries will give you enough time to shut down your system, but you can forget about finishing that presentation. Lights out, right?

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