Summary: When it's as hot and humid outside as it is right now in the northeast, air conditioning feels like a miracle. Until the lights flicker, dim, and go out. With air conditioning creating massive spikes power consumption, occasionally the grid calls it quits. That's just what happened on Tuesday evening, when more than 200,000 homes in the New York region lost their power. Many people are still waiting for the power to come back. Before you're sweating it out in candlelight, take a look at our blackout survival guide.
