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Utilities look to decrease vulnerability to weather
2013-12-24 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Faced with severe weather events such as this week's ice storm in Ontario, Canada's electrical utilities are looking at spending billions to make their power systems less vulnerable. But those efforts will have to overcome resistance from energy regulators and consumers who worry about rising costs and threats to shade trees in the cities. In the aftermath of the 1998 ice storm in Quebec and Eastern Ontario, power utilities hardened their systems by re-engineering transmission towers, increasing...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical