Hurricane Helene
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T&DBuilding a Storm-Ready Grid: Why Operations Matter as Much as Infrastructure
Extreme weather is making one thing clear—hardening of the power grid alone is not enough to solve the problem of keeping the lights on.
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TrendsSevere Solar Storm Threatens Power Grid Amid Hurricane Helene, Milton Recovery
UPDATED (Oct. 11): The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has upgraded its G4-level “severe” geomagnetic storm watch to a G3-level “strong” geomagnetic storm warning after an anticipated coronal mass ejection (CME) arrived at Earth at 11:15 a.m. EST on Thursday, traveling at nearly 1.5 million miles per hour. The G3-level warning is now in […]
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News and NotesHelene’s Historic Devastation Spurs Largest-Ever Mutual Aid Response, Signals Power Sector Reckoning
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 process. In a call with reporters on Oct. 1—five days after the massive Category 4 storm made landfall—co-op leaders serving customers in Florida, Georgia, South […]