of power outages are caused by
severe weather (50,000 or more customers).
Power outages
cost American
households
annually with weather-related
outages accounting for $25 -
$70 billion per year
people on average affected
daily by U.S. power outages.
Weather-related power outages have doubled since 2003.
Source: Patterson, Thom. "U.S. electricity blackouts skyrocketing.” CNN Tech, 15 Oct. 2010. Web. www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/08/09/smart.grid/. Source: U.S. Department of Energy. Economic Benefits of Increasing Electric Grid Resilience to Weather Outages. By the President’s Council of Economic Advisors and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oce of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. Aug. 2013. Source: Samenow, Jason. "Report: Power outages due to weather have doubled since 2003." The Washington Post 11 Apr. 2014. Source: Campbell, Richard. United States. Congressional Research Service. Weather-Related Power Outages and Electrical System Resiliency. 2012.
Totals are greater than 100% because some events fall into multiple initiating-event categories.
Source: Campbell, Richard. United States. Congressional Research Service. Weather-Related Power Outages and Electrical System Reciliency. 2012.
Source: Michigan Fire Claims, Inc.; Auburn Hills Michigan
Source: FloodSmart.gov (A two-inch flood in a 2,000 sq. ft. home)
Source: MoldRemediationCostGuide.com
Source: Carrns, Ann. "Hurricane Damage Questions, Part 2: Flooding and Food." The New York Times, 31 Aug. 2011. Web. http://nyti.ms/1kRyv2z.
Source: Hotels.com® Hotel Price Index (HPI®)
