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Lightning Strike Took Gering Solar Farm Offline for 59 Days
Original: Lightning Knocked Gering Solar Farm Offline for 59 Days
A lightning strike knocked the Gering solar farm in Nebraska offline for 59 days before it was restored to service, according to a Rural Radio Network report. The extended outage highlights how vulnerable utility-scale solar installations can be to severe weather, and the incident is drawing attention to repair timelines and resilience planning for renewable energy facilities in the region.
Why now: The unusually long outage caused by a single weather event is notable amid growing reliance on solar power.
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