The US power grid quietly survived its most brutal summer yet

Vox · Umair Irfan · last updated September 29, 2023 – 11:55 PM

Despite record power demand, the grid largely avoided blackouts. Don’t take this for granted. With little acknowledgment and no applause, the power grid across the continental United States this summer quietly pulled off what may have been its most impressive feat ever.

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