Energy Switch

Electric Grid Reliability

Feb 28, 2025 · 25 min · Season 4 · 18.1 MB
0:00-25:00

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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.