大停电警示美国电力行业

Huge Power Cut Warning American Electricity Industry

一次波及美加两国,历史上最大规模的停电事故使美国电力行业陷入尴尬,第三世界水平的电力系统显然早已无法满足一个超级大国的用电需求,有关解除电力行业管制还是加强行业管制的争论也越发激烈,美国的电力行业正酝酿着一场变革……

Since the 9-11 terrorist attack, a lot of territories in the U.S.A has begun the upgrade of electricity network, in order to meet the demand of strengthening security messures. However, a power cut accident of the ever largest scale in the history which affected both the U.S.A and Canada gets the American electricity industry into embarassment once more. Obviously, the electric system of third world level cannot meet the demand for electricity of such a supercountry. Does the deep-seated reason of this accident lie on the shortage of fund in the electricity system or the blind spontaneity of the market? The argument on whether the electricity indstry control should be relieved or strengthened become much fiercer. And the electricity industry of America is now brewing for a revolution.