HAP Blog

There’s the old adage that I’m sure you’ve heard before: It’s a marathon, not a sprint. When someone says this, they’re reminding you to see the big picture. We can’t just react to the challenges in front of us, but also the ones in the distance.

It’s hard to believe we have reached the start of another year. During the pandemic, our overall sense of time can feel fluid, as we respond to one emergency after another. Maybe it’s just me, but 2022 was quite a year, and one word comes to mind: resiliency.

When you think about the time we spend on the various phases of emergency management, you quickly learn that most of our effort resides in the preparedness phase. 

 In emergency management, it’s on us to come up with solutions that support our facilities and staff and help us get through challenging times. The key is all-hazards planning.

With summer officially underway, we have to be ready for severe storms, extreme heat, and other conditions that can knock the power offline. Part two of this two-part series looks at three critical factors to add to your emergency list so your power plan is ready for the summer.

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) recently released an assessment of North America’s electrical grid, highlighting energy vulnerabilities, especially during the summer months. The report gives another reason to think about our preparedness and get ready.