Disasters are becoming more frequent—and increasingly costly. Learn consumer and utility perceptions about disaster preparedness and explore technology that helps.
87% of consumers have been impacted by some type of disaster in the past five years—about 1/3 by extreme wind, extreme temperatures and flooding disasters. Most utilities (71%) feel equipped to handle disasters, but consumers aren’t so sure—only 35% are confident in their utilities’ ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from disaster.
Since 1970, disasters
worldwide have quadrupled
69% of utility execs and 55% of consumers more worried about disaster than 5 years ago
2018: 14 billion dollar-plus disasters in the U.S.
