Isaac’s Winds Test Energy Grid Upgrades After Katrina
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Hurricane Isaac is providing the biggest test of power grid fortifications made in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to prevent storms from crippling pipelines, refineries and other critical U.S. energy facilities.
Phillips 66 and Colonial Pipeline Co. are prepared to lean on upgraded emergency power generators if the lights flicker out. They’re among energy companies that have reassessed power supplies to avoid the disruptions caused when Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav slammed into the heart of the Gulf Coast energy industry near New Orleans in 2005 and 2008, respectively.