The Electrical Grid

The battle that electrified our world and the extreme measures that were taken to get there.

An episode of the Throughline podcast, hosted by NPR, titled "The Electrical Grid" was published on December 5, 2019 and runs 43 minutes.

December 5, 2019 ·43m · Throughline

Summary

Today, electricity in the U.S. is a utility we notice only when it's suddenly unavailable. But over a hundred years ago, electricity in the homes of every American was a wild idea and the subject of a bitter fight over who would power, and profit from, the national grid. This week, the battle that electrified our world and the extreme measures that were taken to get there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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