Can burying power lines protect storm-wracked electric grids? Not always
- Written by Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
Outages left downtown New Orleans in the dark after Hurricane Ida made landfall on Aug. 29, 2021. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThe good news when Hurricane Ida churned into Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021 was that levees held up – especially those that were strengthened after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans in...
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