This chapter explores a power surge incident in a town near Boston, Massachusetts, which led to fire alarms going off, electricity loss, and a house catching fire. The speaker, a Bloomberg Power and Energy Reporter, explains the cause of the incident and the varying impacts experienced by different households.
The US power grid has long been under pressure. But now, aging infrastructure is facing more extreme weather, more electricity usage and more renewable energy coming online.
These strains on the grid mean dangerous power surges could potentially flow directly into people's homes. In today's episode, Bloomberg's Naureen Malik takes us inside the realities of electrification.
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