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2 Ways Extreme Cold Can Increase Fire Risk

February 19, 2021   |   News, Utility Power Grid

We’ve seen a sharp increase in home electrical fire hazards over the past several days across Texas. In-home fire risk always increases during cold, extreme weather. Unfortunately, the same extreme cold weather can impact the quality of power being delivered to the home.

Texas winter storms magnified by polar vortex in February 2021 wreaked havoc on the electrical grid. Whisker Labs live video loop of power surges, sags and outages caused by weather, generation plant failures, and planned rolling blackouts.

The recent winter storms were magnified by a polar vortex and wreaked havoc on the electrical grid in Texas. The above video loop shows power surges, sags, and outages caused by weather, generation plant failures, and planned rolling blackouts. Compromised power quality and utility grid faults can sometimes increase ‘in-home’ risk, including fires, appliance damage, and/or electrocution risks.

At the same time, increased reliance on space heater heaters, heating blankets, and other devices to stay warm stresses both the home electrical system and the grid. These devices often use significant power, which can lead to increased fire risk. Sometimes a home electrical network is ill-prepared to handle an increased demand of this nature, leading to hazardous arcing – sometimes hidden in walls – that can lead to devastating electrical fires. In other cases, a device is not plugged in or connected correctly or is itself faulty due to age, wear, or poor design.

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