21st-Century Reinvention of the Electric Grid Is Crucial for Solving the Climate Crisis
With the planet facing increasingly intense heat waves, drought, wildfires and storms, a path to tackle the climate crisis became clear: Transition the electric grid to carbon-free wind and solar and convert most other fossil fuel users in transportation, buildings and industry to electricity. Converting to a 21st-century grid that is increasingly based on variable resources requires a completely new way of thinking.