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# SSS News & Insights
[](https://blog.secondsightsystems.com/blog/are-utilities-ready-hurricane)
## [Are Utilities Ready for the 'Worst' Hurricane Season? (2017)](https://blog.secondsightsystems.com/blog/are-utilities-ready-hurricane)
June 16, 2017
Are Utilities ready? The Atlantic’s hurricane season began June 1 and forecasters say this year will be the worst in 10 years. Anywhere between five to nine hurricanes, two to four major hurricanes, and 11 to 17 named storms are expected to strike
[Read more](https://blog.secondsightsystems.com/blog/are-utilities-ready-hurricane)
[](https://blog.secondsightsystems.com/blog/hurricane-tested-smart-grid)
## [Hurricane-tested, the Smart Grid Perseveres (2016)](https://blog.secondsightsystems.com/blog/hurricane-tested-smart-grid)
November 6, 2016
October’s Hurricane Matthew put the smart grid to the ultimate test. The tropical cyclone packing sustained winds of up to 150mph cut off power to 2.2 million homes and businesses in the U.S. Southeast. In the final analysis, the smart grid
[Read more](https://blog.secondsightsystems.com/blog/hurricane-tested-smart-grid)
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