Episode 90 - The Electrical Grid

The US electrical grid is known as "the largest machine in the world". It's complex, it's vital, and it's vulernable.  In this episode we discuss how the grid works, the threats that it faces, and the consequences of its failure.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcrsgdl_hP0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08mwXICY4JMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KciAzYfXNwUhttps://www.nbcdfw.com/news/nbc-5-responds/one-year-after-power-crisis-what-happened-to-those-big-electric-bills/2891039/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGan5NwJ-LM&t=620shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlGI643vUIg&t=637shttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-01-26/what-happens-when-russian-hackers-cyberattack-the-u-s-electric-power-gridhttps://www.wired.com/story/power-grid-cyberattack-facebook-phone-numbers-security-news/https://www.govtech.com/security/russians-hacked-into-americas-electric-grid-heres-why-securing-it-is-hard.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-24/california-summer-blackouts-threaten-newsom-political-powerhttps://justenergy.com/blog/power-grid-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/https://www.e-education.psu.edu/ebf483/node/643https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD6hWnnsCBEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlGI643vUIghttps://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-power-climateSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.