Hurricane Ida left the entire city of New Orleans in the dark and renewed discussion of burying power lines. But there’s no way to completely protect the grid, above ground or below.
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The infrastructure bill being debated in Congress looks like a small but genuine down payment on a more climate-friendly transportation sector and electric power grid. What comes next is crucial.
The US electricity grid is actually five regional grids, and it’s hard to share power between them. A macrogrid could bridge the gaps, making electricity cheaper and more reliable.
The Texas electric power market is designed to give energy companies incentive to sell electricity at the lowest possible cost. That focus helps explain why it collapsed during a historic cold wave.
Heat waves, droughts and deep freezes can all strain the electric grid, leading utilities to impose rolling blackouts. Climate change is likely to make these events more common.
Replacing fluorescent lights with efficient LED alternatives is the single best way to cut schools’ electricity costs.
There are 15 different kinds of electrical outlets around the world. One standard would be more convenient, but no one wants to change theirs.
Electric vehicles are still relatively expensive but a trial to help them power the national grid in times of need could see owners being paid. That could make them a lot more attractive.
Here’s how spinning metal can smooth out the spikes in renewable electricity generation.
There has been no progress in expanding national electricity grids in most African countries since 2016.
Due to inefficiencies in global energy systems, energy falls short of even making it to the consumer, often lost in the form of waste heat.
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Josey Centennial Professor of Energy Resources, The University of Texas at Austin
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William J. Perry Fellow in International Security, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
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Professor of Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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Professor of Data-Driven Knowledge Generation, Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Dynamics, University of Nottingham
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PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professional Researcher and Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Industrial Ecology / Life Cycle Assessment, McGill University
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Professor in Engineering, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor of Global and Social Policy, University of Minnesota