Powerful and damaging hurricanes like Ian and Fiona are the most recent examples of increasingly severe and frequent extreme weather. 

From the years-long drought and rampant wildfires across the Western U.S. to the deep freeze that knocked out power across much of Texas in 2021, extreme weather is increasingly challenging communities' resilience. And while many states and individual utilities are pursuing measures to navigate extreme weather and prevent outages, more needs to be done. 

In this playbook, we highlight why utilities will need new tools and innovation to respond to disasters and reduce the duration of outages more effectively and quickly. Mobile energy storage units are one promising way to aid storm utility response. The playbook dives into:

• Extreme weather – why it’s our new normal
• Integrating mobile storage into utility disaster recovery plans
• How one utility has embraced mobile energy storage to improve disaster recovery

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