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The U.S. power / electric grid could be updated, safer, have backup capability, and/or be nationalized

By Hicbd
Tue Nov 9 2021 7:32 am

"'Basically, we’ve got a power grid built in the 20th century that is not equipped to deal with the needs and stresses of the 21st,' he continued. The necessary upgrades include many relatively small fixes – the installation of micro-grids, weather-proofing, better storage facilities for excess energy – but one huge one: the shift to renewable energy plants such as solar and wind farms, which can’t be built just anywhere."

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https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/08/john-oliver-us-power-grid
https://www.energy.gov/articles/reimagining-and-rebuilding-americas-energy-grid

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Energy / Fuel / Electricity Wildfires U.S. Infrastructure U.S. Department of Defense U.S. National Security / Intelligence U.S. Department of Energy

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