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November 20, 2024

Florida and California Have This Need in Common: Clean Backup Power

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

An electrical transformer, power lines and a tree rest in the yard of a house.

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

September 19, 2024

The Electricity Distribution System Can Stay Resilient in Extreme Weather

Guest Commentary

Woman opening empty refrigerator after Hurricane Beryl knocks out power to region.

Brandon Bell/Getty Images

August 2, 2024

Hurricane Beryl’s Towering Texas Grid Impacts and Price Tag Highlight Massive Injustices

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

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December 11, 2023

Offshore Wind Will Add Power When New England Needs It Most

Susan Muller
Senior Energy Analyst

Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

February 2, 2022

California Utilities Shut Off Power for Fewer People, But Too Many Are Still in the Dark

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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March 16, 2021

The Texas Power Outages Were A “Wake-Up Call” Only Because Decisionmakers Everywhere Keep Hitting Snooze

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

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February 18, 2021

Power Outages in Texas and California Have Less in Common than You Think

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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August 18, 2020

Are California’s Rotating Blackouts a Sign of a Broken Grid?

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

Richard O'Reilly/FEMA

August 16, 2020

Why Did My Power Go Out? Four Ways the Grid Can Fail and Cause an Outage

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

Forest Service Photo by Kari Greer

November 1, 2019

California Wildfires and Power Outages Signal Long Road Ahead, But Climate Ambition Sets the Right Course

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

Florida Power & Light

September 24, 2019

Utility Restoration Workers a Large Factor in Speed—and Cost—of Hurricane Response

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

Paula Garcia

September 7, 2018

One Year after Maria, Puerto Rico Deserves a Solid, Resilient, and Healthy Power System

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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June 15, 2016

When Animals Cause Blackouts: Squirrels, Raccoons, and the Fragility of Our Power System

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

June 5, 2014

Gina McCarthy, the Power Plant Carbon Standards, and Reducing the Risk of Power Outages

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

April 21, 2014

Power Outages, Extreme Weather, and Climate Change: How Smart Energy Choices Will Help Keep the Lights On

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis