Power Grids Start to Sizzle as Heat Waves Portend Blazing Summer
Unseasonably scorching temperatures are already testing the capacities of electricity networks to keep the lights and fans on.
Sunshine over towers carrying electrical lines in San Francisco.
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Welcome to Energy Daily, our guide to the energy and commodities powering the economy. Today, Senior Energy Reporter Stephen Stapczynski examines the risks that heat waves are posing to global power grids. To get this newsletter sent to your inbox, sign up here.
It’s only April, but hot weather is already starting to stretch power grids around the world, providing a sneak preview of what’s to come in the Northern Hemisphere this summer.