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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

The Development of EAGLE-I: The First-Ever Technology to Track Power Outages Nationwide

The Development of EAGLE-I: The First-Ever Technology to Track Power Outages Nationwide

By US Department of Energy
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As recently as 2002, no system in America could gather and share real-time emergency situation information on power and natural gas infrastructure – a weakness exposed by the widespread destruction by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. A team of Energy Department experts remedied this situation by developing a system to do just that, and are now being recognized for their work.

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