Jim Pierobon is Founder and principal writer of The Energy Fix. He is a policy, marketing and social media strategist who has reported on, testified and consulted about smarter grids, cyber-security as it affects the power grid, fossil fuel shortages, price spikes, energy efficiency and the rise and fall -- and the rise again of nuclear and renewable energy sources.Outage outrage — lessons from derecho storm: heed the worst case outcome
For the more than 5 million customers who saw their power wiped out by the so-called “derecho” storm that swept across six states in the upper Midwest and Mid-Atlantic U.S. June 29, there was little if anything energy and telecommunications companies did to minimize the damage, the 22-person death toll and political fallout. Like it [...]
Posted in Energy risk management, Power outages, Reliability | Also tagged AEP Ohio, BGE, Courtney Nogas, DC storm, derecho, Dominion Virginia Power, Gregg Easterbrook, Jeannette M. Mills, Ken Barker, Martin O'Malley, PEPCO, power outages