How To Heal The Electricity Grid

Our electric power grid our the nation's circulatory system. Scientific American examines how to keep the nation healthy.

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October 23, 2003, 9:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"The nation's electric power grid suffered a massive heart attack on the afternoon of August 14 when lights winked out from Ohio and Ontario to New York. Although no one knows precisely why a seemingly mundane local system failure cascaded so far, researchers have long seen tension in the grid and are pondering ways to minimize the chance of big blackouts."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Healing the Grid

Monday, October 3, 2005 in Scientific American

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