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Massive blackouts left over 842,000 residents without electricity during record temperatures. The outages exposed vulnerabilities as the Department of Energy also deleted energy-saving guidance.
A severe heatwave knocked out power for more than 842,000 people across the country. Blackouts on that scale during extreme heat are dangerous—people die when they can't cool down. The power grid failed to handle the load.
At the same time, the Department of Energy deleted energy-saving guidance from its website. Guidance that might have helped people use less power during the crisis. The combination—a grid that can't handle peak demand and an administration removing resources that could help manage that demand—creates a preventable vulnerability.
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