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🌩️💡 Keeping the Lights On During Storms 💡🌩️ With extreme weather events on the rise, buried power lines are becoming a vital solution for resilient energy infrastructure. This E&E News article dives into the benefits and challenges of undergrounding power lines. At KorTerra, we support this shift by providing advanced damage prevention technology that ensures safe and efficient underground utility management, safeguarding investments and helping keep communities connected even in the toughest conditions. Read the article at https://bit.ly/3YYObyE

Hurricane Helene is a wake-up call for grid resilience, virutal power and microgrids. From the Utility Dive article "2M customers still without power after Helene; some local grids must 'be completely rebuilt'" highlights a critical issue in our power infrastructure. As climate change intensifies extreme weather events, our centralized grid system faces increasing vulnerabilities. This situation underscores the urgent need for innovative solutions like behind-the-meter microgrids and virtual power plants (VPPs). Here's why they're crucial: Resilience: Microgrids can operate independently, keeping critical facilities powered during widespread outages. Faster Recovery: VPPs can quickly aggregate distributed energy resources to support grid restoration efforts. Reduced Rebuild Costs: By decentralizing power generation and storage, we can minimize the impact of large-scale grid failures. Reduced Liability and Insurance Costs: By keeping facilities up and running during major power outages police, fire, water, sewage, refrigerated foods and other critical needs can be met. Decreased Loss of Life: Keeping the power on at hospitals is critical to treating new storm related patients as well as keeping existing patients safe and healthy. Clean Energy Integration: These technologies naturally complement renewable energy sources, supporting our transition to a cleaner grid. As we witness the challenges of rebuilding entire sections of the grid, it's clear that investing in microgrids and VPPs isn't just about innovation—it's about creating a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable energy future. What are your thoughts on leveraging these technologies to strengthen our power infrastructure? If you are concerned about keeping your facility up and running while also lowering costs let me know. #GridResilience #Microgrids #VirtualPowerPlants #CleanEnergy #InfrastructureInnovation https://lnkd.in/gQnuex-K

Check out this well-informed discussion on the demonstrated value of undergrounding power lines, which is especially timely in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene & Milton. Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash report for Forbes.   "Drive on highways or through most cities and you will find electricity wires strung on wooden poles and steel structures. Aesthetics aside, this system is vulnerable to extreme weather events that produce strong winds. This is why transmission lines need to be buried underground, as is done in many European countries." #powerdelivery #undergrounding #powerlines #gridmodernization #gridresilience #gridreliability #powergrid #infrastructure #extremeweather #damageprevention #transmissionlines #criticalinfrastructure #power #electricity #PDi2 https://lnkd.in/eatgSdHN

1.6M customers still without power after Helene; some local grids must ‘be completely rebuilt’ "In total, Helene knocked out power for almost 6 million customers in 10 states, according to the Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities. Utilities say they cannot estimate restoration times, in some cases, because roads are impassable and grids must be reconstructed. “Historic flooding, fallen trees and debris, and road and bridge closures continue to present major challenges in the hardest-hit areas and are limiting workers’ ability to assess damage and provide customers with estimates for when power is likely to be restored in those areas,” EEI said in a Sunday statement. Along with the Carolinas and Georgia, there were outages in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. “Electric companies are working with local and state officials to gain access to these hard-hit areas and are using helicopters and drones to conduct damage assessments,” EEI said. “In some communities, storm damage was so catastrophic that energy infrastructure needs to be completely rebuilt before power can be restored.” Duke Energy was one of the hardest-hit utilities. By Sunday, the utility said it had restored power to more than 1.1 million customers in North Carolina and South Carolina, but about 900,000 remained in the dark, almost all in the western portions of each state. “There are stretches of damage that we still can’t even assess due to mudslides, flooding and blocked roads,” Hollifield said. Duke’s transmission infrastructure in upstate South Carolina “was severely damaged and, in many cases, destroyed,” the utility said. Grid integrity in the state “remained stable throughout the storm,” meaning Duke can bring power back on quickly as the transmission system is repaired, it said." Continue reading in the article below. #mygovus #buildingbettercommunities #governmentsoftwaresolutions

𝗛𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 has disrupted key energy infrastructure, affecting power plants and pipelines. The storm's damage highlights the vulnerability of our energy systems to extreme weather and the urgent need for resilient infrastructure. 🌍 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eKdzjZUD #industrynews #compression #HurricaneFrancine #EnergyInfrastructure #Resilience #ClimateImpact #EnergyNews

To underground transmission or not? Installation costs, location, aesthetics, and maintenance/repair all play a factor. #gridmodernization #utilities #electricity #electrictransmission

Maintenance strategies and inspection are a focus as wild weather continues to play havoc with aging infrastructure. Learn how predictive maintenance can protect critical infrastructure during extreme weather: https://ow.ly/x4WJ30sEiJr

Maintenance strategies and inspection are a focus as wild weather continues to play havoc with aging infrastructure. Learn how predictive maintenance can protect critical infrastructure during extreme weather: https://ow.ly/wVCI30sCFPP

Utilities Take Power Lines Underground

Maintenance strategies and inspection are a focus as wild weather continues to play havoc with aging infrastructure. Learn how predictive maintenance can protect critical infrastructure during extreme weather: https://ow.ly/8I7M30sCFvq