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Energy Switch

Understanding The Electric Grid, Part 1

Season 2, Episode 2 of 12

The electric grid, and all its attached generators and transformers, has been called the largest machine in the world. In part 1, we'll discuss how it powers our lives and the modern world, and as our electricity demands grow, how it could better meet them in the future. ERCOT CEO, Brad Jones, and Southern California Edison CEO, Steven Powell, discuss.

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