Can The United States', Aging Power Grid, Keep Up With Climate Change?.
Can The United States', Aging Power Grid, Keep Up With Climate Change?.
NPR News reports the United States'
aging power grid is struggling to meet
the demand of the American people.
While it is a technological wonder of the
twentieth-century, our power grid
is in need of some fortifying. .
Experts say the country's electrical infrastructure must be improved to keep pace with the ever changing climate of the world.
Experts say the country's electrical infrastructure must be improved to keep pace with the ever changing climate of the world.
Everything that
we've built,
including the
electric grid,
assumed a
stable climate. , Alice Hill, environmental expert
Council on Foreign Relations, via NPR News.
Everything that
we've built,
including the
electric grid,
assumed a
stable climate. , Alice Hill, environmental expert
Council on Foreign Relations, via NPR News.
This year's unprecedented weather
events forced millions of Americans
to endure prolonged electricity outages.
Climate change is causing extreme
weather events to occur more
often and with more intensity.
Overall, the outlook
is not terribly positive.
... there is a worse
storm ahead.
And then,
probably, that
will be exceeded. , Alice Hill, environmental expert
Council on Foreign Relations, via NPR News.
... there is a worse
storm ahead.
And then,
probably, that
will be exceeded. , Alice Hill, environmental expert
Council on Foreign Relations, via NPR News.
Recent infrastructure legislation will dedicate billions of dollars to modernize and strengthen energy transmission in the United States.
White House officials say $65 billion
will go towards the energy grid.
However, an independent analysis conducted by
the World Resources Institute found that only around $27 million would be dedicated
to power infrastructure.
It's better than nothing, but,
you know, with such momentous challenges that we face, this isn't really up to the magnitude
of that challenge. , Daniel Cohan, associate professor
enviro engineering Rice University, via NPR News.
It's better than nothing, but,
you know, with such momentous challenges that we face, this isn't really up to the magnitude
of that challenge. , Daniel Cohan, associate professor
enviro engineering Rice University, via NPR News