grid – Holland's Energy Future | P21 Decision https://p21decision.com Power for the 21st Century Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:53:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://p21decision.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/video-logo.png grid – Holland's Energy Future | P21 Decision https://p21decision.com 32 32 Aging power grid on overload as U.S. demands more electricity https://p21decision.com/2012/08/06/aging-power-grid-on-overload-as-u-s-demands-more-electricity/ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:04:48 +0000 http://p21decision.com/?p=463 Aging power grid on overload as U.S. demands more electricity By Ashley Halsey II from the Washington Post The United States doesn’t yet face the critical shortage of power that has left more than 600 million people in India without electricity this week But the U.S.… Read More»

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By Ashley Halsey II from the Washington Post

The United States doesn’t yet face the critical shortage of power that has left more than 600 million people in India without electricity this week

But the U.S. grid is aging and stretched to capacity. More often the victim of decrepitude than the forces of nature, it is beginning to falter. Experts fear failures that caused blackouts in New York, Boston and San Diego may become more common as the voracious demand for power continues to grow. They say it will take a multibillion-dollar investment to avoid them…

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