Texas Girds for Blackouts as Heat Wave Rolls On June 16, 2021 By Will Wade and Brian K. Sullivan Texas is pushing homes and businesses to conserve electricity for a second day in a row to stave off blackouts...
Fire-Related Power Cuts Spread Outside California for First Time September 8, 2020 By Brian Eckhouse and Mark Chediak It’s no longer just California shutting off power in high-risk fire zones. Oregon’s Portland General Electric Co. on Monday temporarily...
Power the WiFi or the Fan? California Fires and Blackouts Test Home Offices August 25, 2020 By Priya Anand Silicon Valley workers previously enjoyed some of the most well-appointed offices in corporate America. Lunch was free, dry-cleaning was on...
California Firefighters Battle Wildfires in Extreme Heat August 19, 2020 By John Antczak LOS ANGELES — California firefighters battled destructive wildfires Monday as a lengthening heat wave roasted the state. Thousands of homes...
California Wildfire Destroys 1 Home, Prompts New Evacuations August 3, 2020 BEAUMONT, Calif. — A wildfire northwest of Palm Springs flared up Saturday, with evacuation orders for thousands of people as...
Texas Power Demand to Hit Record Highs as Heat Bakes State August 12, 2019 Demand for electricity in Texas will reach record levels on Monday and Tuesday as consumers crank up their air conditioners...
Europe Heat Wave Set to Break Records: Paris Hotter Than Cairo July 25, 2019 By William Wilkes and Megan Durisin Europe’s latest summer heatwave broke heat records just weeks after the continent recorded its hottest ever June, fueling concern that...
ConEd Faces Expanded Probe After Heat Wave Forces Power Shutdown July 22, 2019 By Will Wade and Brian Eckhouse Consolidated Edison Inc. said it would be ready for the heat wave. It wasn’t, and instead was forced to shut...
Heat Wave Broils Eastern, Central U.S., Utilities Poised for Demand July 19, 2019 By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK — A massive heat wave that has enveloped the U.S. Midwest pushed into the Northeast on Friday, ushering...
Alaska’s Heat Wave Fuels Dangerous Smoke, Melts Glaciers July 1, 2019 By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s heat wave is driving wildfires and melting glaciers, choking the state’s biggest cities with smoke and...