Lights Out: The Electricity Crisis, the Global Economy and What It Means to You

For anybody who believes that electricity will always be easily available with the flip of a wall switch, Jason Makansi’s book “Lights Out” provides an important education.

Makansi worries about the availability of electricity


Makansi’s business is electricity. Ever since earning an engineering degree, he has been involved in the electricity industry, much of the time at a specialized magazine, Power. The St. Louisan is president of Pearl Street Inc., a consulting firm focusing on the interlocking need for electricity production and delivery.

After suffering with neighbors through St. Louis’ two big electricity outages last year, Makansi decided to write “Lights Out,” aiming for a general readership rather than industry insiders.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch