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Wed Sep 28

Hurricane Ian: When the power grid goes out, could solar and batteries power your home?

Written by Will Gorman, Graduate Student Researcher in Electricity Markets and Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Downed powerlines can mean weeks without power.Tony Webster via Flickr, CC BY-ND

Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic winds and flooding are likely to bring long-lasting power outages to large parts of Florida. The storm is the latest in a line of hurricanes and extreme heat and cold events that have knocked out power to millions of Americans in...

Hurricane Ian: When the power grid goes out, could solar and batteries power your home?

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