Hurricanes and winter storms have exposed vulnerabilities in the U.S. power grid, affecting millions of customers. For example, Hurricane Helene caused outages for 4.7 million customers, while Hurricane Milton left 3.4 million without power. Winter Storm Fern also highlighted operational blind spots, leading to outages for over 2 million customers across 10 states. These events underscore the need for utilities to address both physical and operational weaknesses to minimize disruptions and improve reliability.