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Helene’s Historic Devastation Spurs Largest-Ever Mutual Aid Response, Signals Power Sector Reckoning

October 3, 2024 admin co-ops, Electric Cooperatives, emergency response, Extreme weather, full coverage, grid resilience, hurricane helene, mutual aid, news, news and notes, nreca, power infrastructure, power outages, resilience, Safety, storm recovery, Storms, T&D, transmission and distribution, utility sector, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:48:28 +0000

Electric cooperatives across the Southeast describe Hurricane Helene’s devastation as vast and unprecedented, warning that restoring some crucial infrastructure serving the not-for-profit entities’ customers will take a long and arduous […]

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Forecast Strong Hurricane Season Presents Risk for U.S. Oil & Natural Gas Industry

May 30, 2024 admin climate change, Fossil Fuels, hurricanes, natural gas, Oil, Storms

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 15:07:21 +0000

Meteorologists are forecasting a particularly intense Atlantic hurricane season this year; they expect 20–25 named storms with a possibility of 30 or more, according to reports from AccuWeather in April. Colorado State University similarly forecasts an estimated 23 named storms this year. The potential for a stronger hurricane season suggests heightened risk for weather-related … [continued]

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Eaton Among Groups Supporting Microgrid Buildout in Puerto Rico

May 1, 2024 admin distributed energy, Distributed Generation, eaton, enel north america, hurricanes, hybrid power, Manufacturing, microgrid, news, Plant Design, Puerto Rico, reliability, resilience, Solar, Storms, Weather

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 10:05:43 +0000

Companies operating in Puerto Rico have paid particular attention to the reliability and resiliency of their power supply after a series of major hurricanes battered the island in recent years. Those storms

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How Is Climate Change Affecting Winter Storms In The US?

February 9, 2023 admin climate change, Extreme weather, research, SCIENCE, Storms

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:35:57 +0000

“Climate change is also indirectly affecting winter storms, making these extreme events happen more often. This is less intuitive and a very active area of research, but we’re starting to understand how these extreme events are happening more often because of climate change.”

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B.C. commits $53.6M in recovery funding for 10 local communities affected by floods

April 14, 2022 admin Abbotsford, Flooding, floods, local news, news, storm, Storms, Weather

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:51:49 +0000

Merritt and Princeton will receive direct grants to build temporary housing to bring residents back to their communities while permanent homes are rebuilt.

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Federal ministers say a national flood insurance program is needed

March 17, 2022 admin Federal Government, Flooding, floods, insurance, local news, national, news, storm, Storms

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:18:54 +0000

On Monday, federal Minister Bill Blair finished a tour of B.C. communities that experienced those devastating floods, where some people still have not been able to move home.

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NY-Funded Solar One Program Empowers Vulnerable Communities With Solar + Storage, Emergency Resilience

December 9, 2019 admin batteries, battery cost, blackouts, buildings, clean power, climate change, community solar, consumer technology, emergency resilience, emergency responders, Energy Storage, environmental justice, grid, grid storage, Harlem, HEALTH, heatwaves, lithium-ion batteries, New York, NEW YORK CITY, new york solar energy, NYC, nyc solar power, policy & politics, resilience, rmi, rooftop solar, s.u.n., Smart Grid, Solar energy, solar one, solar prices, Storms, superstorm sandy, u.s. department of housing and urban development (hud), United States, US, we act, we act for environmental justice, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:35:56 +0000

Solar One is an organization that I’ve experienced first hand. An active force in clean urban transition, in particular aiding low-income households, it deserves support. Both organizations I met with in NYC — Solar One and WE ACT — had individuals reflecting the relaxed as well as energetic personalities necessary to make something work, really work

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Energy Storage & Extreme Weather

September 10, 2019 admin batteries, buildings, climate change, Diesel, diesel generators, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, grid, hurricanes, Natural Disasters, nuclear energy, Oil, policy & politics, Storms

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:43:48 +0000

Imagine this scenario for a moment: It’s a nice day out. The sun is shining beautifully and you’re at the beach. You can feel the sand between your toes, the gentle breeze carrying the scent of salt to your nose as it passes through your hair. The water is gently flirting with the shore in happy, foaming waves that bring pieces of wood, rocks, and the occasional fish before retrieving back into her embrace. It’s cool, a sensual contrast to the warm sand, as it washes over your feet