Electric Grid Reliability | Energy Switch Season 4, Episode 9

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Everything in the modern world relies on the electric grid. To keep the grid reliable, system operators order electricity from dispatchable generation, like coal, gas, hydro and nuclear, to balance intermittent generation, like wind and solar. Together, these must meet our enormous electricity demand, which varies by the second. It’s a hugely complicated task, and it's facing real challenges. This episode, Dr. Scott Tinker is joined by: - Mark Christie, member of the Federal Energy Regulatory …