What the U.S. power grid is and how it works

Power is at the center of Americans’ lives. It lets us cool our homes, keeps them lit, and charges our electronics.

But the more things we plug into our aging power grid, the more strained it becomes. And electricity use in the U.S. is rising for the first time in more than a decade.

What happens when our grid can’t keep up? We sit down with a panel of experts to find out.

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