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_hP0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08mwXICY4JM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KciAzYfXNwU https://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=620s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlGI643vUIg&t=637s https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-01-26/what-happens-when-russian-hackers-cyberattack-the-u-s-electric-power-grid https://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.html https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-24/california-summer-blackouts-threaten-newsom-political-power https://justenergy.com/blog/power-grid-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/ https://www.e-education.psu.edu/ebf483/node/643 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD6hWnnsCBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlGI643vUIg https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-power-climate Support the show Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community.
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