Blackouts are linked to extreme weather and have health impacts, especially for vulnerable populations.
Literature has demonstrated:
extreme weather events drive power outages
blackouts increase mortality
blackouts affect vulnerable populations more
Blackouts & Health
Our team is building a dataset of power outages in towns across Massachusetts from 2013-present, based on utility-company data.
This map shows the average number of customers served by electric utilities in the Mystic watershed in 2013.
Research conducted by Allison James, Muskaan Khemani, and Chad Milando (2024).