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Stitching together the grid will save lives as extreme weather worsens
Connecting the country’s regional grids could ease the strain on the grid to meet summer peak demand. However, operation under different regulators, rules and market structures often limits the connections between regions. On paper, it’s a logical fix, shared power can simply flow across greater distances to provide power where it is most needed. But the challenge to upgrade and build long-range transmission and grid-interconnections is great. Can the country unify its efforts to maintain reliability and is this solution feasible?
Stitching together the grid will save lives as extreme weather worsens
The US must upgrade and integrate its patchy power systems to allow electricity to flow where it’s needed during heat waves, floods, fires, and storms.
Source: www.technologyreview.com
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