On Aug. 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida bore down on Louisiana with intense Category 4 strength, officially becoming the second-most damaging hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana—coincidentally, 16 years to the day after the area...
Extreme weather events are occurring more frequently than ever. We have experienced it personally, learned about it in the media, and it is confirmed by a range of meteorological experts, including those at the National...
What does it take to survive hurricane season each year for utilities—especially those in the Southeastern United States? It takes a lot, including well-trained utility workers, partnerships with other utilities and great...
Hurricane Ida made landfall Aug. 29, 2021, at 11:55 a.m. CDT as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, La., with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Preliminary reports from NASA suggest that the...
With hurricane season on the horizon, electric utilities are gearing up and preparing to reach out to each other for help when recovering from potential storm events. While weather-related destruction can occur year-round...
A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration found in 2018 (the most recent data available), U.S. electric utility power interruptions totaled an average of 5.8 hours per customer. The EIA came to this figure...
