NYC and Long Island face potential power outages due to aging infrastructure
TL;DR
NYC faces potential increased blackouts as aging infrastructure, rising demand, and weak transmission threaten the power grid, with forecasts indicating a significant supply-demand gap by next summer that could worsen by 2050, prompting calls for new power sources and infrastructure upgrades.
- Power grid operators warn NYC could face increased blackouts as early as next summer Gothamist
- NY's electric grid operator warns of looming 'reliability shortfalls' Times Union
- New York City could face power reliability issues beginning next year: ISO Utility Dive
- Long Island power grid reliability concerns amid aging infrastructure Newsday
- Evans: A nightmare scenario for Long Islanders who depend on electricity Long Island Business News
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Gothamist