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bolstering Louisiana's electric grid

As Louisiana grapples with how to bolster its electric grid, leaders look to the feds for help

The $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by Congress last month contains significant investments in Louisiana’s electrical grid, which was exposed as frail and outdated by a series of hurricanes over the past year.

electrical grid storm resilience in US southeast

In Florida, some see a model for Louisiana's ailing electric grid after devastating hurricanes

One of the most important things Florida did, according to experts, was to bring academics, power companies, regulators, consumer advocates and other stakeholders together to tackle storm resilience.

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