August 2026 Newsletter
Have you thanked your air conditioning today?
If it feels hotter than usual, you'd be right. July broke the record for the hottest month since record-keeping began in 1895. Extreme heat has far-reaching consequences, including more strain on an already vulnerable utility grid and contributing to more severe wildfire and hurricane seasons.
What does this mean for emergency preparedness? It means reliable power is essential to the plan.
One solution is mobile power. Energy that can move where it's needed, without relying on fuel supply chains, provides greater security and peace of mind for your operations. After all, emergency preparation plans are only as strong as the energy that powers them.
Read more below to see how renewable, self-sustaining power keeps commercial and defense operations resilient and ready for the unexpected.
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Is Your Community Prepared for a Power Outage?
Power outages are no longer rare disruptions—they're becoming an expected part of life as extreme weather and aging infrastructure put increasing strain on the electric grid. For communities, businesses and emergency responders, the ability to maintain power during an outage is critical to protecting lives, ensuring public safety and keeping essential services running. In this article we explore why energy resilience has become a top priority and how innovative off-grid power solutions are helping communities prepare for the next emergency.
Emergency Power for Medical Refrigeration, Communications and Critical Healthcare Loads
When the power goes out, healthcare can't. From vaccines and medications to blood supplies and laboratory samples, medical refrigeration is essential to patient care and public health. Yet during hurricanes, wildfires and other emergencies, grid outages can quickly put these critical resources at risk. In this article we explore why reliable emergency power is vital for medical refrigeration and how resilient, off-grid energy solutions can help healthcare facilities maintain uninterrupted operations when every second counts.
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Contiguous US Breaks Its Record For Hottest Month Ever, NOAA Says
The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76.89 F across the lower 48 states, eclipsing the Dust Bowl's July 1936 by an eighth of a degree. Records go back to 1895.
The US Is Now At Its Worst Level of Wildfire Preparedness. What Does That Mean?
Federal officials have moved the national wildfire preparedness level to its highest level: a five out of five. That means that, as we approach peak fire season in the US, federal agencies might not have enough resources to address every new fire.
He's the Utility Industry's "Enemy No. 1." Here's His Latest Plan to Liberate Your Power Supply
The San Francisco Chronicle explores the growing movement toward local, distributed energy as communities look for more control over their power and greater resilience during outages. One solution highlighted is Sesame Solar's Mobile Nanogrids, recommended as a flexible next step for bringing clean, self-generated power wherever it's needed rather than being permanently tied to one location.
Sesame Solar: The Fuel Convoy is the Target
Fuel supply chains are becoming a growing vulnerability in modern defense and emergency operations. In contested environments, transporting fuel can put personnel, equipment and missions at risk. The Vertical Space talks to Sesame Solar CEO and Co-founder, Lauren Flanagan, about why the future of resilient energy may depend on generating power closer to where it is needed—and how mobile, self-generating energy systems can reduce reliance on vulnerable fuel convoys.
Off-Grid Mobile Nanogrids: The Energy Resilience Solution for Essential Services in an Extreme Weather Future
Download Sesame Solar’s White Paper to:
- Learn about several essential service and emergency response scenarios served by Sesame Solar's Mobile Nanogrids.
- Discover the distributed energy resources (DERs) that can combine to create a closed-loop Nanogrid that delivers clean, self-generating, reliable power 24/7.
- Understand the many benefits these systems deliver for customers.
- Read about cases in which Mobile Nanogrids have already served emergency responders and essential services in the wake of extreme weather.
