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The Grid The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future

Paperback • 2017 • English

The Grid The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future

By Gretchen Bakke

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A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy future. America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of basic repair. Today, as we invest great hope in new energy sources--solar, wind, and other alternatives--the grid is what stands most firmly ...Show more

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9781632865687

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published year

2017

Language

English

Original title

The Grid The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future

Format

Paperback

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