The U.S. power grid desperately needs upgrades to handle climate change

Reliability fears stoke calls to action

Power grid illustration

Under climate change, power lines are more likely to be lashed by storms, bake in heat waves and spark wildfires in dry terrain. Revamping parts of the grid could make it safer in severe weather.

Nicolle Rager Fuller

Derek Krause likes to be prepared. The 59-year-old retired fire chief used to teach courses on how to be self-sufficient in the wake of a natural disaster.