Power Outages: Restoration Disparities

Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgetown Univeristy analyzed  data from over 15 million consumers in 588 U.S. counties who lost power when hurricanes made landfall between January 2017 and October 2020. The findings: poorer communities had their power returned at a slower pace. On average, 170 minutes more slowly. Standard storm recovery protocols, they say, have the unintended consequence of long restoration times for vulnerable communities.

Governing | Power Outages Leave Poor Communities in the Dark Longer