Maui's Fires and the Electric Grid - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
Maui’s Fires and the Electric Grid - WSJ
Aug. 18, 2023 7:01 pm ET
The deadly fires in Maui last week are still being investigated, and there may have been more than one contributor. But one culprit that seems to be emerging is the tradeoff the local utility had to navigate between power grid safety and the government-mandated green energy transition.
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