Fairfield: A Connecticut town on the vanguard of microgrid development

Credit to Author: Customer Voices| Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:54:50 +0000

The coastal town of Fairfield, Connecticut, has won accolades as one of the best places to live in America. The town’s 5 miles of beach that stretch along the Long… Read more »

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Flood, heat, storm? No matter. Electric utilities can keep power flowing

Credit to Author: Simon Mouat| Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:26:50 +0000

Electric utilities provide vital continuous and critical electricity supply to billions of people across the globe. But some areas face extreme weather: floods, high winds, storms, fires, hurricanes or heat waves. These conditions create exceptional challenges for power supply continuity and can result in widespread damage… Read more »

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Solar Flares Interfered With Radio Network’s Ability to Warn People About Hurricane Irma

Credit to Author: Kate Lunau| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:20:29 +0000

“It’s sad, knowing you’re trying to get the information out, or maybe someone out there is trying to talk back to you.”

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TV Weathercasters Are Being Recruited to Convince People Climate Change Is Real

Credit to Author: Kate Lunau| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:43:18 +0000

Weathercasters’ on-air reporting about climate change increased over 1,200 percent between 2013 and 2016.

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