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Shorting the Grid

The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid

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Shorting the Grid

Written by: Meredith Angwin
Narrated by: Eric G. Meyer
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Grid insiders know how fragile the grid is becoming. Unfortunately, they have no incentive to solve the problem because near-misses increase their profits. Meredith Angwin describes how closed meetings, arcane auction rules, and five-minute planning horizons will topple the reliability of our electric grid. Shorting the Grid shines light on the vulnerabilities of our grid, and includes suggestions for making the grid more dependable.

©2020 Meredith Angwin (P)2022 Meredith Angwin Engineering Power Resources

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Can't believe they audiobook-ed this one. Great!

Having been introduced to this grid challenges hearing Meredith Angwin interviewed on a few different podcasts, I've yet to see any indication this will be less pertinent in the future. As western nations prioritize lowering carbon emissions over grid stability, I hope others will hear Meredith's arguments about what else we should be valuing as well. The Grid is complex, easy to mess up, and possibly something we'll never rebuild from scratch.

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