We’re used to the idea that when storms roll in, wires go down and bucket trucks go up but resilience for extreme weather is more than that. It’s meeting the demands of rough weather that lasts days and days and days.
Nikolaus Garza feels lucky that his power stayed on through Sunday’s storm but he wonders whether the system is really up to the challenge of the sort of sustained heat wave we’ve had. Ronald Catlin says he’s impressed with the work repair crews are doing in hot, harsh conditions but he does think about the strain on the systems.
Governor Hobbs challenged utilities across the state to outline how they make sure their systems can carry the load. Joe Barrios of TEP says even without storm repairs the utility may routinely replace about 1200 poles per year and often replaces wood poles with steel.It also works to help customers in danger of losing power, not from damage but from being unable to pay their bills.
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