CenterPoint says utility workers in Houston are facing violent threats as they work to restore power from #HurricaneBeryl. One out-of-state lineworker had a gun pointed at them, others were shot at with an airsoft gun. power-grid.com/customer-servi… @powergridintl

So far, we know that the PUC of Texas, Corpus Christi utilities, and NYSEG have been impacted by the #CrowdStrike outage. DOE website is also down. power-grid.com/td/communicati… @powergridintl DTECH #energytwitter

New England’s plan to boost power grid capacity to support 4.8 GW of new offshore wind capacity includes a 100-hour battery from Form Energy: renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/new… via John Engel (John Engel)

It’s with great sadness, we mourn the tragic deaths of our friend Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau. Our hearts are broken by this devastating loss. Johnny was and always will be a member of the Flames family and loved by all of Calgary.

Day two of no power, no cell service, no water in Asheville.

THREAD: Today we flew in Chopper9 for nearly 5 hours to get a look at the damage in Western North Carolina. What we saw was devastating. WSOCTV These are some of the images: 📍Riverside Dr NW Charlotte

Open grocery stores in Asheville: I just spent a few hours visiting stores in-person to confirm. This list is not intended to be 100% exhaustive but hopefully helps. I'm sharing as a screenshot & text thread for max accessibility. (1/7)

#ASHEVILLE: Police escorted convoy of a few dozen Walmart relief trucks heading westbound on I-26 into town. What a beautiful sight. Thank you!! #helene WLOS

Scenes from Asheville today

Donald Trump and Republicans claim that FEMA doesn't have money for Hurricane Helene relief, because as much as $1 billion or more was transferred out of FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund to deal with illegal immigrant needs. There is no evidence of that. 🧵 1/ with receipts

The Town of Black Mountain is asking folks to hold off on donations for a few weeks. We are overwhelmed with supplies. Some churches are even having to turn supplies away. It’s a logistics nightmare. We’ll need help for MONTHS. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.

Hi, local reporter who’s also been traveling some of the most rural and hard hit areas across WNC. You’ve shared my reporting before, so I assume there’s some trust in me. Here’s the context I’ve learned on the ground:

This is the first time Duke Energy has shared behind-the-scenes details about how we responded to #HurricaneHelene #Helene as well as coordinated mutual assistance from other utilities with challenges like limited cellular networks. power-grid.com/td/outage-mana… John Engel

18,000 of our closest friends and the biggest DTECH ever. Thank you! #EnergyTwitter