How to Fix Our Unreliable Power Grid

Provided by: Vox |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

  • This video explains how centralized electric grids in the United States can be easily disrupted, resulting in mass power outages. 
  • Students will learn that microgrids could decrease the number of mass power outages even as extreme weather events from climate change increase over time. 
  • The video also shows how solar and wind microgrids can store and share excess energy with the central grid, decreasing reliance on fossil fuels. 
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Subjects: Engineering
Authors: Vox
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English

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