Friday, November 2, 2012

Can Hurricane Sandy Shed Light on Curbing Power Outages?

National Geographic: As Hurricane Sandy churned north and west over the Atlantic Ocean on its inexorable collision course with the U.S. East Coast, miles-long convoys of bucket trucks, aka cherry pickers, were already rumbling over interstate highways toward the anticipated strike zone, from as far away as Alabama and Texas. It was well understood that the superstorm's harm would reach far beyond whatever wreckage it left in its path. Sandy's impact would spread far, wide, and quickly through the electric power grid-a...

URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/11/121102-hurricane-sandy-power-outages/
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