summary ofThe GridBook by Gretchen Bakke, PhD

first KEY POINT

Energy is an important aspect of this age as electricity is a big aid to technology

Developed countries are largely dependent on electricity. From hospitals to police stations to the information sector, power is an essential commodity in America. However, with increasing frequency on the grid, there is a threat of electricity crashing down.

The grid is an interconnected network that includes wires, batteries, ports, syncrophases, switches, utility poles, power plants, transformers, and generators, which all play their part in keeping the country’s energy world running.The grid is, however, worn out, which is causing America to have more frequent and longer power outages than other industrialized countries. This isn’t very good. Aside from the huge amount of money lost to these power outages, national security is at risk.There are a number of threats to the grid, from squirrels to storm damage, overgrown trees, and people who target it with guns. But besides the growing threats, the grid itself has its shortcomings — though it is big, it is local due to the fact that it goes way back. It was built with a great deal of complexity that can’t stand the test of resilience. The grid calls for a much needed seething change in the power machine that keeps America “alive.” This summary is just the right read to find solutions to the challenges of the American grid system.