Hurricane Sandy

EIA Chief Discusses Storm Sandy Response, US Energy Production Sustainability and More

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Shell Oil President and Director Marvin Odum speaks during a plenary session on the first day of the Energy Information Administration energy conference April 26, 2011 in Washington, DC.

EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski highlighted the administration’s rapid response efforts during the recent hurricane crisis in the northeast and was enthusiastic about the organization’s prospects going forward while giving a breakfast presentation at the US Association of Energy Economics North American Conference in Austin, Texas. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 7, 2012 at 1:30 PM

Preparing the Power Grid for the Next Sandy

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Hurricane Sandy left over eight million people along the East Coast without power. More than a week later, nearly two million are still in the dark. With a warming planet, it’s likely there will be more Sandy-strength storms in the years to come. At a press conference last week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the city needs to “not only rebuild, but rebuild stronger and smarter.”
So how should the nation prepare? Weather isn’t the only reason to update the grid. Power outages cost the nation between $80 billion and $180 billion each year, according to research by Massoud Amin, a senior member of Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers. And they’re getting worse. The number of major outages has doubled in the last 10 years.

 /  Published November 7, 2012 at 10:15 AM

After Sandy, Utilities Face Biggest Restoration Challenge

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To all of the superlatives attached to Superstorm Sandy, add power outages.

Ten million customers in 21 states lost power in the wake of the storm, by far the most in the history of the U.S. utility industry, and well in excess of the 7 million whose electricity got knocked out in Hurricane Irene in 2011, the storm with the second-biggest impact. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 6, 2012 at 10:30 AM

Preparing For USAEE: Top Attendees Lay Out Their Priorities

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Economists at the National Economists Conference in February 2012.

Every attendee at the USAEE/IAEE conference this week has something important to add, from the university students giving their first professional presentations and preparing to enter a rapidly expanding industry to the former ambassadors and corporate chiefs gathered to headline sessions and lunches at the event Austin. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 4, 2012 at 6:30 PM
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