A power plant fire left much of the island without electricity.
Published Sep 23, 2016Image of the Day Land Fires Unique Imagery Human Presence Remote Sensing
Hurricane Matthew knocked out power for more than one million customers as it grazed the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Published Oct 9, 2016Image of the Day Atmosphere Life Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
The hurricane took a disproportionate toll on power supplies in remote areas of Puerto Rico.
Published Dec 12, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Severe Storms Human Presence
A power outage brought darkness to parts of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
Published Jul 31, 2017
Situated in the Mohave Desert, Ivanpah solar power station became the world’s largest thermal power tower system.
Published Mar 16, 2014
Satellite data on city lights could aid rescue and recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria.
Published Sep 29, 2017Image of the Day Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
In a patchwork of agricultural fields outside Seville, Spain, stand two heliostats, which generate solar power by concentrating sunlight to heat water into steam, which is used to generate electricity.
Published Sep 25, 2009
Darkness descended on much of Nepal after a powerful earthquake rattled the country’s already stressed electrical grid.
Published May 2, 2015
A powerful line of thunderstorms knocked out power to millions of households in the U.S. Midwest and Mid Atlantic on June 29, 2012.
Published Jul 4, 2012
Acquired May 19, 2011, this natural-color scene shows a work-in-progress hydroelectric project along the Rupert River in Quebec, Canada.
Published Aug 7, 2011
Snow and ice serve to accent human activities in this photograph taken by the Space Shuttle mission STS-98 crewmembers on February 17, 2001. The Souris River stretches across the photograph from left to right, with the upstream Rafferty Dam Reservoir frozen over on the far left. Two power plants, the Boundary Dam Power Station and the Shand Power Station, can be identified by the smoke plumes and shadows of those plumes. The river is frozen over upstream of the Boundary Dam Power Station, but thermal loading from the plants has warmed the water in the Boundary Dam Reservoir so that it remains nearly ice free. Downstream of the reservoirs, thermal loading is sufficient to maintain open flow in the Souris River.
Published Mar 18, 2001
This image of the Balakovo Nuclear Power Station and the Saratov Hydroelectric Power Station was captured by ASTER on January 29, 2004. Small puffs of clouds hang over the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant cooling pond. The cooling pond and the stretch of open water downriver of the dam at the Saratov Hydroelectric Station are the only places free of winter’s grip.
Published Jan 6, 2008
The port city handles cargo for Mexico City and the surrounding region.
Published Aug 14, 2017
Scientists using a NASA satellite found that sulfur dioxide levels in the vicinity of major coal-fired power plants in the U.S. have fallen by half since 2005.
Published Dec 2, 2011
