Utilities’ Extreme Plan to Stop Wildfires: Shut Off the Power
After facing billions of dollars in damages, companies from California to Texas are enacting blackouts when the weather conditions create high fire risk.
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‘We need to redesign the grid from scratch' – Assessing Texas load growth, CEO suggests starting over
Hala Ballouz loves figuring out how things work. The big stuff, especially. “What makes me tick is the electric grid,” she ...
Yahoo9h
Letters to the editor: Grid-scale a major threat to farmland
The Franklin County (Pa.) Agricultural Land Preservation Board’s mission to preserve and protect prime farmland and the rich ...
thecooldown17h
Researchers develop revolutionary new system to autonomously monitor electric grid conditions: 'This is completely novel'
When there are unusual grid notifications, a drone automatically responds, using GPS coordinates to reach the grid and evaluate the problem. "This is completely novel to the utility world," lead ...
Arizona Daily Star5h
FEMA has faced criticism and praise during Helene. Here's what it does — and doesn't do
There are a lot of misperceptions about FEMA's role in disaster recovery, what it pays for and what residents in ...
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Gaza is in ruins after Israel's yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades
There has been no central power in Gaza since the opening days of the war, when its sole power plant was forced to shut down ...