Yahoo

Power outages leave poor communities in the dark longer: Evidence from 15 million outages raises questions about recovery times

Electricity is essential to just about everyone – rich and poor, old and young. Yet, when severe storms strike, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities often wait longest to recover. That isn’t ...
The Virgin Islands Consortium

WAPA Says FEMA’s $4.5 Billion Allocation Covers Less Than Half of Hurricane Damage; $11 Billion Needed for Full Recovery

Approximately $892 million of the obligated amount has already been spent thus far. Senator Francis urged WAPA to spend the ...
Fast Company

Poorer areas have the longest power recovery times. Here’s how to make restoration less biased

Electricity is essential to just about everyone—rich and poor, old and young. Yet when severe storms strike, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities often wait longest to recover. That isn’t just ...
E&E

Widespread power outages block Helene recovery

At its peak, the monster storm cut off electricity for 6 million customers. As of this morning, 1.6 million are still without power. Nearly 50,000 utility workers from 36 states battled flooded and ...
ABC17NEWS

Beyond the generator: Home battery backups gain popularity as power grid failures rise

EcoFlow reports that rising blackouts in North America drive homeowners to adopt whole-home battery backups for sustainable power solutions.
11Alive

'We're steadily making progress' | Georgia Power recovery efforts underway across Central Georgia

MACON, Ga. — As of Friday night, more than 800,000 people are without power in the state of Georgia. That's a significant decrease from around 6:00 p.m. on Friday when it was around 900,000. Most of ...