Remember the Northeast power blackout in 2003? It remains one of the largest power grid failures in U.S. history. For two days, 50 million people in the U.S. and Canada were without power.

So customers from utilities, refineries, petrochemical plants and wind farms visit the lighting lab in Austin, Texas to see if 3M electrical products hold up under tough conditions.

Why they can't fail

Remember the Northeast power blackout in 2003? It remains one of the largest power grid failures in U.S. history. For two days, 50 million people in the U.S. and Canada were without power. So customers from utilities, refineries, petrochemical plants and wind farms visit the lighting lab in Austin, Texas to see if 3M electrical products hold up under tough conditions.

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