yep, i was 11 years old in 83, remember that one.
worse than this one.
worse than this one.
Even though there are periods of extremes, this happened to be, coincidentally (?), the very time that rolling blackouts here and in Europe were used as exercises in conservation. They didn't pick hot weather while air conditioning was a luxury and peak draw. They chose to do it during the most dangerous time in many years. That makes me suspect that either...
A. The powers that shouldn't be are the instigators or
B. They "don't let a good crisis go to waste."