Full Coverage: Northeast Blackout

Blackout task force gets earful at hearing Cleveland Plain Dealer - Tue, Dec 09, 2003
At Hearing on Blackout, Critics Focus on Report NY Times (registration req'd) - Fri, Dec 05, 2003
FirstEnergy Taking Blackout Precautions AP - Wed, Dec 03, 2003
Grid firm PJM mildly chided for blackout Philadelphia Inquirer - Fri, Nov 21, 2003
Blackout report faults Ohio utility USA TODAY - Thu, Nov 20, 2003

Power and responsibility Buffalo News - Tue, Nov 25, 2003
When sloppy operations cascade to a costly blackout Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Tue, Nov 25, 2003
Finger points to FirstEnergy Toledo Blade - Mon, Nov 24, 2003
For the want of a saw Boston Herald - Mon, Nov 24, 2003
A preventable blackout Albany Times Union - Fri, Nov 21, 2003
Promises in the dark New Orleans Times-Picayune - Fri, Nov 21, 2003

Blackout - interactive guide to the power outage from the Washington Post.
North America Power Outage - overview of the August 14th blackout from Platts.
North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) - provides information about electric utilities and the Northeast power grid system. Includes maps of national grid regions and reliability assessments.
Making Light - A collection of New Yorker cartoons from the blackouts of 2003, 1977, and the California rolling blackouts of 2001.
New York Independent System Operator - operator of New York's transmission system, based in Albany.
New York State Emergency Management Office - includes emergency management plans and information for New York City and state.