Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Can Help You Power Through Natural Disasters

At the time of writing this, many friends were still without power from a recent storm that brought hurricane-strength winds to the Louisville area for hours. Many trees were downed and thousands lost power. Kentucky has been known as a coal state, but as those jobs disappeared, have we done enough to embrace new energy sources? Also, at the time of this writing, Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities want to build a natural gas pipeline through a section of a beloved local forest. Natural gas is still a fossil fuel.

The United States Department of Energy has embraced the need for renewable energy and energy storage to assist the nation after natural disasters. As we continue to experience the realities of climate change, we may likely experience more severe weather events that cut power to many. As this week’s reading says, access to energy is a life-or-death issue.

We hope this information will lead you to wonder what Kentucky and other areas can do to ensure more energy security and whether or not we need to do more to embrace renewable energy, including renewable energy, that a utility company now owns.