America’s Fragile Grid Faces a Perfect Storm Ahead of Winter

The energy infrastructure in the United States has failed repeatedly in instances of severe weather, due to years of underinvestment and the failure of utilities to work together to strengthen larger networks. During winter storms and wildfires, a wide range of energy infrastructure has been known to fail due to the lack of preparedness by utilities and state governments. Going into the winter months, there are fears over more potential network failures across various parts of the U.S. Texas, California, and several other states face annual power outages due to severe weather events, from winter storms to heatwaves. In February…