America's grid isn't built for today's weather extremes. The average length of a power outage has doubled in the past decade, threatening to turn natural disasters even deadlier.
Posted by simon_ritchie2000@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 9 comments
Ok_Possibility_4354@reddit
I remember thinking this back in April? When I was in Palm Springs, not long before they had Coachella. I thought sheesh these energy hubs are going to overheat in sustained heat like this— and most of them are not even under shade, they’re being baked by the sun
Cool-Contribution-68@reddit
What is collapse? When will it get here? The power outages get longer and longer and longer...
FeralHippie707@reddit
When I was growing up, we called them power failures. I still do.
Deguilded@reddit
You'll still have to go in to work tomorrow whether the power is on or off.
verstohlen@reddit
Wait until they plug in all these electric cars and trucks into the grid. Everything in the future is gonna depend on electricity. I can't wait! No gasoline, no natural gas, it's all electric, baby.
spacedoutmachinist@reddit
Giving off ministry of the future vibes. Gonna be a fun summer
Cool-Contribution-68@reddit
dry hot american summer
StatementBot@reddit
The following submission statement was provided by /u/simon_ritchie2000:
From Bloomberg Opinion (gift link above):
"as the frequency and intensity of weather disasters rises, new research finds that electrical grids are buckling under the stress more and more. The length of power outages in the US has doubled over the past decade, according to a recent study by Eric Selmon and Hugh Wynne of the Connecticut research firm SSR, a trend driven almost entirely by extreme weather."
Longer and longer power outages are going hand in hand with more frequent and destructive heat waves, hurricanes, floods and other disasters. They compound the risks of death, economic loss and societal breakdown associated with those disasters. And our politicians are doing nothing about it but calling for burning more coal, which will only make the vicious cycle continue.
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simon_ritchie2000@reddit (OP)
From Bloomberg Opinion (gift link above):
"as the frequency and intensity of weather disasters rises, new research finds that electrical grids are buckling under the stress more and more. The length of power outages in the US has doubled over the past decade, according to a recent study by Eric Selmon and Hugh Wynne of the Connecticut research firm SSR, a trend driven almost entirely by extreme weather."
Longer and longer power outages are going hand in hand with more frequent and destructive heat waves, hurricanes, floods and other disasters. They compound the risks of death, economic loss and societal breakdown associated with those disasters. And our politicians are doing nothing about it but calling for burning more coal, which will only make the vicious cycle continue.