Rooftop Solar Systems Fared Better Than Big Energy Companies in Surviving Hurricane Ida

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By Climate NexusSep 15, 2021, 10:15 am245 pts
Hurricane Ida shut down all of Entergy's electricity transmission into New Orleans and left hundreds of thousands across the region to suffer a week — or longer — in the heat and darkness. But the Hazlett family's 37 rooftop solar panels made the blackout caused by Entergy's failures after Ida bearable.…

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