This chapter explores the potential risks of power surges and the importance of monitoring power quality in homes. It discusses the need for understanding these issues to prevent damage and highlights steps utilities are taking to minimize risks, including undergrounding power lines in hurricane-prone areas.
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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