CEZ, the main electricity generator (though the process was held up this week by the threat of lawsuits from spurned financial advisers).

ECONOMIST: Czech industry

TXU, Texas's main power-generator, led the company to abandon eight out of 11 planned coal-fired power stations because the private equity firm concerned, Texas Pacific, wanted to square the environmental movement.

ECONOMIST: Cleaning up

Scottish Power said it hoped to restore power to most customers on Sunday night either by the main lines or by generator.

BBC: Scotland

But somehow we lost power in our generator and in our main engines, and as a result, we could not pump any water out of the boat.

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It also has a backup generator in place so its main New York trading floors can operate on Monday.

WSJ: Wall Street Braces for a