Part 1: In the first part of a ten part series, NPR provided some background information on the nation’s electric grid. It is largely unchanged since the days of Thomas Edison, contains 5.5 million miles of wires (130 million meters) connecting houses and business to the grid)and generates 950GW of electricity at peak usage (more [...]
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Recap of Monday’s Electricity in America Series from NPR
April 28th, 2009 
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NPR Starts New Series: Electricity in America
April 26th, 2009 Eric Wilson National Public Radio (NPR) will air a series of reports on electricity and the grid in America over the coming week. The series, “Power Hungry: Reinventing the U.S. Electric Grid”, will “examine the costs, the politics and other challenges of upgrading the country’s electricity grid.” Stories will air Monday, April 27th through Friday, May 1st [...]
