Prolonged cold fronts or major storms risk power failure. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation projects there is an “elevated” risk of power failure across much of the…
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Wildlife Pose a Risk to Supercomputer at National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Lab reports raccoons and possums have gotten into the infrastructure. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has a campus in rural Tennessee that encompasses more than…
Read MoreHurricane Idalia Makes Landfall as Category 3 Storm
330,000 people without power in Florida and Georgia. Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm. It lessened to Category 1 by the…
Read MorePRAYER ALERT: Wildfires Continue to Burn in Maui
Mainland firefighters and rescuers aid efforts on the islands. UPDATE: 11 AM EST, August 11 Officials in Hawaii report that firefighters continue to be added to the effort…
Read MoreDC Offices Temporarily Close for Extreme Weather
No tornadoes were reported as large weather cell passes. The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for the District of Columbia area on Monday, estimating an…
Read MoreRecipients of Grid Resilience Energy Grants Announced
Energy Department chooses nine states and three tribal nations for a third round of distributions. The Department of Energy (DOE) distributed $207.6 million to nine states and three…
Read MoreLabor Department Grants Funding to Guam for Typhoon Recovery
The investment will support employment and clean-up initiatives in the wake of Typhoon Mawar. The U.S. Department of Labor announced an initial funding award of $4.5 million to…
Read MoreU.S. Power Grid Reliability is at Risk
Watchdog reports that two-thirds of North America could experience power outages this summer. President Biden’s administration has promoted a reliance on green energy instead of coal and gas.…
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