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Energy experts sound alarm about US electric grid: 'Not designed to withstand the impacts of climate change'

CNN · Rene Marsh · last updated

As heat ramps up ahead of what forecasters say will be a hotter than normal summer, electricity experts and officials are warning that states may not have enough power to meet demand in the coming months.

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