• DocumentCode
    759911
  • Title

    The challenge for those in power [electricity supply restoration]

  • Author

    Wiegler, Laurie

  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    24
  • Lastpage
    25
  • Abstract
    This article looks at the efforts of thousands of engineers who have been working to restore electricity supplies to New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and the difficulties faced when two of the city´s levees breached and water submerged the region.
  • Keywords
    disasters; electricity supply industry; floods; power distribution; power system restoration; power transmission; storms; Hurricane Katrina; New Orleans; breached levees; electricity supply restoration; flooded areas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IEE Review
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0953-5683
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ir:20051101
  • Filename
    1557552