Because the federal networks regulator warned of possible winter blackouts , the government will keep one of eight older plants as an emergency reserve if demand spikes .
Until recently , analysts expected the japanese to lack the appetite for a second year in a row with the threat of blackouts .
直到近来,考虑到断电的威胁,分析家期望日本人减少接下来连续两年(电力的)需求。
Scheduled rolling blackouts were due to begin monday morning across large areas of northern japan , in an effort to avoid a massive power outage amid the heightened energy needs of weekday economic activity .
Cmes which can take a few days to reach earth are magnetic shock waves that can disrupt earth 's magnetic field and induce currents in electricity transmission lines and oil pipelines causing blackouts and fires .
Beyondthepoverty of politicsin india , three problemsloom large : thenarrow faultthat caused the blackouts ; the wider crisis in india 's power sector ; and the shoddy state of the country 's infrastructure , from roads to power stations , which is a brake on economic development .