Weather’s Impact on Reliability
Weather’s Impact on Reliability
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We were in the studio with John Arp, Operations Manager of the Western Region for REC to talk about the impact various weather scenarios can have on reliability. We talked about different storms, different seasons and discussed how each year brings a new weather challenge.

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