![After the storm: Analytics help energy companies anticipate and recover satellite image of Hurricane Harvey making landfall near Houston](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/08/36817741245_6c17c881d3_z-640x336.jpg)
Widespread flooding. Downed power lines. Broken poles. Failed transformers and breakers. Leaking pipes. Shut down refineries. The toll that a catastrophic storm takes on the energy value chain is significant. A functioning power grid, clean water and reliable fuel sources are critical for public safety and economic recovery. Even with