The 2024 Extreme Weather Season: A Reminder of our Grid Vulnerability

Back-to-back severe hurricanes, fueled by unnaturally warm ocean water temperatures caused by climate change, have battered the southeastern United States.  These intense storms plunged millions of people into power outages and exposed the need for building a modern energy system that is more resilient and incorporates distributed energy, storage, and other measures that help us withstand climate change as it worsens.