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Wed Feb 7

Power outages leave poor communities in the dark longer: Evidence from 15M outages raises questions about recovery times

Written by Chuanyi Ji, Associate Professor of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Low-income communities often have a longer wait for electricity to come back after outages.AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

Electricity is essential to just about everyone – rich and poor, old and young. Yet, when severe storms strike, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities often wait longest to recover.

That isn’t just a perception.

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Power outages leave poor communities in the dark longer: Evidence from 15M outages raises questions about recovery times

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