The
grid
the fraying wires between Americans and our energy future
Bakke, Gretchen Anna
creator
text
bibliography
nyu
2017
monographic
eng
xxx, 352 pages : illustrations, map, charts ; 21 cm
"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."--
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
Gretchen Bakke.
Originally published in hardcover by Bloomsbury in 2016
Includes bibliographical references and index.
n-us---
Electric power systems
Technological innovations
United States
Sistemas de energía eléctrica
Innovaciones tecnológicas
Estados Unidos
Electric power distribution
United States
History
Distribución de energía eléctrica
Historia
Estados Unidos
Clean energy
United States
Energía limpia
Estados Unidos
Electric power failures
United States
Energy policy
Social aspects
United States
Política energética
Aspectos sociales
Estados Unidos
TK 1005 B168g 2017
333.793/2
9781632865687 (paperback)
1632865688 (paperback)
2016001376
DLC
160209
20251001095700.0
18969320
eng