ɐ kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ˈɪʃuː ɪnðɪ ɐnˈæləsˌɪs ʌv pˈaʊɚ ɡɹˈɪdz ɪz ðə lˈɑːɹdʒ sˈaɪz ʌvðə nˈɛtwɜːk tˈɪpɪkli mˈɪliənz ʌv nˈoʊdz ɪn ɐ stˈeɪɾʌvðɪˈɑːɹt mˌaɪkɹoʊpɹˈɑːsɛsɚ.
A critical issue in the analysis of power grids is the large size of the network (typically millions of nodes in a state-of-the-art microprocessor).