A Texas-type Blackout Or Water Crisis Is Unlikely In The Region. But We’re Not In The Clear.

Robert McCartney, Washington Post: Local
Mon, 03/01/2021 - 3:00am

D.C. area’s power grid is much more resilient than that of Lone Star State; flooding is a worry.

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