Losing Power Comes at High Cost Recent utility data suggests the average number of annual weather-related power outages have at least doubled in recent years. Source: Climate Central It remains unusual for extended power outages to occur outside of a major weather event. Such incidents are, however, not unheard of. Reasons backup generators may stop…

Extreme events include a 2017 lightning strike at a Florida hospital, where a fire led to widespread failure of the back-up power systems. Within six hours, the hospital transferred all 225 patients. As climate change raises temperatures and produces more extreme storms, regions previously unaccustomed to lightning activity are now experiencing a greater number of…