Did you know that in 2020, the average American home was without power for eight hours? This might seem small, but in just five years, the outage time has doubled in the US. Moreover, this number does not capture the long durations of power outages communities face during severe weather events.
A good resilience hub should be able to support operations for over 72 hours during a power outage, ideally set up in public places such as schools, libraries, places of worship, and community centers. Although individuals are keen on solar-based power in the region, many factors, including the low homeownership rate or lack of capital, have discouraged disadvantaged communities from deploying it themselves.via email. In their recent work, Murphy’s team worked to arrive at an estimate of how much power would be needed by resilience hubs to provide the required services.