ERG Alumnus Christopher Jones Featured on the New York Times Linking Heat Waves and COVID-19 Risks

ERG Alumnus Christopher Jones was recently featured on a New York Times article depicting communities facing “double spikes of risk” from the Coronavirus and heat waves.

“Energy demand goes up during heat waves, and with so many people working from home that surge may be compounded by the rise in residential energy use… The extra stress on the system also raises the potential for outages that can shut down the economy even further,” Jones states.

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