During Winter Storm Uri, which hit Texas Feb. 12, 2021, more than 14.9 million residents were affected by water outages and unsafe drinking water because water treatment plants lost power or experienced water leaks because of frozen infrastructure.
By Feb. 25, 1.4 million residents still had unsafe drinking water, including 200,000 Texans who lacked water completely.
Only one month ago, when Hurricane Beryl struck the Houston area, knocking out power to more than 2.6 million people for multiple days, the storm created the potential for similar challenges.
Microgrids can keep the power running and help water utilities stave off such environmental and health risks.
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