In a December brief, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that three storms drove 80% of power outages nationwide in 2024.

FORT COLLINS, Colo.(AP) — Crews were mopping up Thursday but still bracing for more after hurricane-force wind downed power lines and fanned wildfires along the Colorado Front Range and onto the Great ...

Ice on power lines is heavier than most people realize. Add wind to the equation, and branches, tree limbs and cables carrying high-voltage electricity can fall from utility poles. Hurricane-force ...