Oct 06, 2022

Hurricane Ian has left its mark on Florida and the Carolinas. One hundred and ten people are reported dead and hundreds of thousands of utility customers were without power on Wednesday, October 5th.Last week, Ian made landfall on the western side of the Florida peninsula. In its wake it left 300…

Sep 29, 2022

Hurricane Ian has left more than 2.5 millions of Floridians without power as it is downgraded to a tropical storm early Thursday. The storm is still considered dangerous as it continues to move through the state dumping raid and causing flash floods. More outages wee expected in the central and …

Sep 26, 2022

Florida is once again in the cross hairs of another hurricane. This one is known as Ian. The storm was officially categorized as a hurricane early on Monday and it continues to grow stronger as it crosses the Caribbean toward Cuba and Florida.Formed as a tropical storm on Friday, September 23rd …

Sep 19, 2022

Fiona is the latest of hurricanes that has savaged Puerto Rico in the last few years. The storm caused landslides, knocked out power, ripped up asphalt from roads and hurled the pieces. The hurricane struck just two days before the anniversary of Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm that hit on S…

Sep 07, 2022

A number of issues affecting the California grid are threatening the state’s green agenda.The issues include extreme drought causing government leaders to issue energy-conservation notifications. The state that promoted the electric car is now cautioning citizens to curtail there us during the La…

Aug 12, 2022

Lightning and torrential rains that began around 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 10th, resulted in flash flooding in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The worst of it early on was west of the I-495, known in D.C. as the Beltway. Regions heavily hit included Loudoun County and Front Royal in Virgi…

Aug 01, 2022

At least 30 are dead, including children after record flooding in Kentucky over the weekend.More rain was falling Monday, as search and rescue teams continue to look for the unaccounted. The additional rainfall could bring on more flooding in areas that experienced the worst of it on Wednesday.Ke…

Jul 28, 2022

The western section of the United States depends on Lake Mead for the generation of power. However, due to severe drought conditions, the lake has lost much of its water. Recognized as the largest reservoir in the United States, the lake currently has only 27 percent capacity. That’s the lowest …

Jul 27, 2022

Several thousand residents in the Midwest region of the United States endure with blackouts as the result of heavy rains.The worst of it was in St. Louis, Missouri where record setting rainfall resulted in widespread flooding on Tuesday, July 26th. There was more than 11 inches of rain in parts o…

Jul 20, 2022

More than 100 million people in 20 states had to endure a record-breaking heat wave on Tuesday and the sizzling temperatures were expected to continue on into Wednesday.That accounts for about one-third of the U.S. population that survived under heat advisories and excessive warnings. As many as …

Jul 19, 2022

Severe weather continues to be the major cause of power outages in Texas and California as well as other states.In Texas where the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is responsible for maintaining the electric grid as well as assuring competitive prices for the energy sources required …

Jul 11, 2022

The entire State of Texas is in the grips of a triple-digit heat “dome,” with dangerous heat indexes predicted for areas of south Texas Monday and beyond.ERCOT, the operator of the statewide Texas power grid, has appealed directly to consumers and businesses urgently to reduce their power usage …