Listener Picks: The Electric Grid and Climate Change
Power utilities are moving away from coal and natural gas power plants and embracing renewable energy sources like hydro, wind, and solar.But it's a slow turnaround. In the meantime, as floods, droughts, freezes, and heatwaves become more prevalent in the face of climate change, they're adding further stress to the already-fragile power grid.What does the power grid of the future look like?Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.