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Hurricane Ian: When the power grid goes out, could solar and batteries power your home?

  • Written by Will Gorman, Graduate Student Researcher in Electricity Markets and Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
imageDowned powerlines can mean weeks without power.AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic winds and flooding are likely to bring long-lasting power outages to large parts of Florida. The storm is the latest in a line of hurricanes and extreme heat and cold events that have knocked out power to millions of Americans in recent years for...

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