Blackouts in Extreme Weather Drive Demand for Cleaner Backup Power August 23, 2024 By Alexa St. John Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that...
Many US Cities Vulnerable to Low Water Pressure Amid Wildfire Dangers October 2, 2023 By Brittany Peterson and Michael Phillis Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house...
Major Outage Forces Puerto Rico to Shutter Schools, Offices April 8, 2022 By Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after...
NTSB: Engine-Room-Only Fuel Shutoff Valves Let Fire Spread October 11, 2021 By Janet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fuel shutoff valves outside the engine room might have stopped a fire that destroyed a shrimp...
Puerto Rico Earthquake Aftermath Deepens as Government Seeks Help January 10, 2020 By Dancia Coto SAN JUAN — More than 2,000 people in shelters. Nearly one million without power. Hundreds of thousands without water. The...
Millions in California Face Days in the Dark Even as Winds Slow October 11, 2019 By Mark Chediak and David R. Baker Winds are dying down. Utility giant PG&E Corp. has begun inspecting lines. And yet an unprecedented blackout that has taken...
Last Customers Being Reconnected to Puerto Rico Power Grid March 22, 2019 By Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Crews were preparing Wednesday to shut down generators that have powered an island off Puerto...
Engineers Call FEMA $35M Spend on Generators Redundant November 2, 2017 By Jonathan Levin and Naureen S. Malik The Federal Emergency Management Agency spent $35.1 million on renting two emergency generators to help power blacked-out San Juan, Puerto...
Deaths Spark Governor’s Call for Generators in Florida Nursing Homes September 26, 2017 By GARY FINEOUT After 11 nursing home residents died in the sweltering heat of hurricane-induced power outages, Florida’s nursing home industry is now...