Since Superstorm Sandy barreled into New York and New Jersey, business has never been more aware of power grid reliability and the cost of outages. Weather is the cause of most outages. And although many will argue whether it is manmade or not, few disagree that climate change is creating more frequent and damaging weather in some regions. For many building owners, the chances of a painfully costly outage are no longer in the realm of lightning strikes. And the grid is old and fragile, reducing its ability to withstand, and recover from, stormy weather. Seventy percent of its transmission lines are over 25 years old; its power plants average more than 30 years.
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