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Will we see northern lights, power grid impacts amid ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm?

(NEXSTAR) — As of Wednesday morning, Earth is being hit by a strong solar radiation storm event that will be followed by a geomagnetic storm, space weather officials say. It’s all thanks to an X1.8 ...
KBTX

Focus at Four: Northern Lights impact to the electrical grid

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Back in May of this year, some areas of the Brazos Valley were able to see Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights. They are beautiful, but they could cause issues to our ...
AOL

North American grid regulator tests physical, cyber security preparedness

(Reuters) - The North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) said on Thursday it has concluded a two-day simulation with power sector entities to stress-test their emergency response and recovery ...
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Iced-over North Carolina faces grid preparedness questions after other states enact stricter laws

North Carolinians scrambled to find generators ahead of this weekend’s ice and snow. Now questions are resurfacing about whether the state should adopt laws to better protect the power grid. The ...