Really neat data examination of power outages in the US

While baseline power availability hasn’t really changed over time, large-scale power outages caused by extreme events are getting more frequent

Really neat data examination of power outages in the US

While baseline power availability hasn’t really changed over time, large-scale power outages caused by extreme events are getting more frequent

https://www.construction-physics.com/p/understanding-us-power-outages

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They keep raising rates & pocketing  money that should be used for infra upgrades & modernization. I installed a nat gas generator & it’s paid for itself solely from food that would have gone bad otherwise. 
In a 2 month stretch of time I was without power for ~half that. 
I live in a nice area. There is no excuse

Not rural, a burb of LA. I would think CA has the money but the power companies are not held accountable

Where are you, roughly? Not rural? 

The regional diffs can be stark