03085cam a22004937i 4500 18969320 BJBSDDR 20251001095700.0 ta 160209s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng 2016001376 9781632865687 (paperback) 1632865688 (paperback) 18969320 DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng n-us--- TK 1005 B168g 2017 333.793/2 Bakke, Gretchen Anna 45018 The grid : the fraying wires between Americans and our energy future / Gretchen Bakke. New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2017. xxx, 352 pages : illustrations, map, charts ; 21 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Originally published in hardcover by Bloomsbury in 2016 Includes bibliographical references and index. The Way of the Wind How the Grid Got Its Wires The Consolidation of Power The Cardigan Path Things Fall Apart Two Birds, One Stone A Tale of Two Storms In Search of the Holy Grail American Zeitgeist Afterword: Contemplating Death in the Afternoon "America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of basic repair. Today, as we invest great hope in new energy sources-- solar, wind, and other alternatives-- the grid is what stands most firmly in the way of a brighter energy future. If we hope to realize this future, we need to reimagine the grid according to twenty-first-century values. It's a project which forces visionaries to work with bureaucrats, legislators with storm-flattened communities, moneymen with hippies, and the left with the right. And though it might not yet be obvious, this revolution is already well under way. Cultural anthropologist Gretchen Bakke unveils the many facets of America's energy infrastructure, its most dynamic moments and its most stable ones, and its essential role in personal and national life."-- Page 4 of cover Electric power systems Technological innovations United States. Sistemas de energía eléctrica Innovaciones tecnológicas Estados Unidos 45074 Electric power distribution United States History. Distribución de energía eléctrica Historia Estados Unidos 4891 Clean energy United States. Energía limpia Estados Unidos 45075 Electric power failures United States. Energy policy Social aspects United States. Política energética Aspectos sociales Estados Unidos 22647 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 125309 125309 0 0 lcc 0 0 CT BJB BJB HU 2025-09-22 0 TK 1005 B168g 2017 00000193995 2025-09-22 20:08:00 1 2025-09-22 BK