Reinventing the Electric Grid
This whole week, National Public Radio is examining the costs, the politics, and other challenges of upgrading the country's electricity grid. From discussing the state of the grid to siting much-needed new transmission lines to how best to accommodate the intermittent nature of renewable power, the series covers the important issues faces our nation's energy nervous system.
Listen to the stories (accessible here) or click on the interactive grid map to identify existing and proposed energy infrastructure in your area. You can also easily see your state's generation mix. For example, California's power comes from the following sources:
- Natural Gas (47%)
- Hydro (20%)
- Nuclear(18%)
- Geothermal (7%)
- Biomass (3%)
- Wind (2%)
- Oil (1%)
- Coal (less than 1%)
- Solar (less than 1%)
- Other (1%)
