The Lever - CHEAT SHEET: Blackout Summer

This summer is expected to bring more widespread power outages around the world than any year in recent history. Such blackouts are often deadly, especially during heat waves when people rely on air conditioning or fans to stay cool.

Our new Cheat Sheet, exclusively for supporting subscribers, explains why you might lose power this summer, and what the situation reveals about our energy systems and the climate crisis.

Click here to read the full article for free on our website...

Takeaways Include:

• How historic droughts are sapping power generation.

• Why a utility company was convicted of manslaughter.

• What needs to be done to solve the crisis.

If you’d like to read the full Cheat Sheet, please click here to become an $8-a-month or $70-a-year supporting subscriber. When you become a supporting subscriber, you get this kind of exclusive content, you get access to our live events, you get our Citizens' Guide To Holding The Powerful Accountable — and you are helping us hire more journalists.

Help us spread the word! Please forward this email to family and friends.

Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up for free to receive original reporting like this in your inbox every day.