Companies that escaped damage from the earthquake and ensuing tsunamihave to cope with rolling power outages and disruptions to supplies of water, raw materials and transportation, suggesting the road to reconstruction could be long and halting.

WSJ: Firms in Japan Assess Quake Damage

Escalating tensions over a proposal to impose rolling outages on wind-power farms in Oregon and Washington State to prevent the electric grid from overheating has convinced the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), which is responsible for operating the power grid in the Pacific Northwest, to pull the plug on the plan.

FORBES: Grid Operators Drop Plan for Rolling Wind-Farm Outages