NERC: Substation Flood a Warning of Future Crises
Breakers Tripped in Swamped Basement Despite Precautions
NERC warned that as extreme weather events become more frequent because of climate change, flooding like that experienced in New York following 2011's Hurricane Irene is likely to impact the bulk power system more often. | Dhaluza, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Apr 18, 2022
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In a Lessons Learned report, NERC said a flood in a transmission substation could be a harbinger of similar events resulting from climate change.
