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Why Power Outages Do More Economic Damage Than We Think

Bloomberg Green

Von: Leslie Kaufman

27. Januar 2026 um 11:00

Most estimates of losses from US blackouts don’t fully account for indirect and longer-term impacts, a new analysis finds.

Ice covers trees and power lines during a winter storm in east Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter storm coated parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic in ice - leaving brutal cold in its wake.

Ice covers trees and power lines during a winter storm in east Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter storm coated parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic in ice - leaving brutal cold in its wake.