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Often called the world’s largest machine, the power grid is an engineering marvel that helped supercharge modernity and bring electricity to homes and businesses. Cellular networks come close to the grid in size and importance....
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When President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the U.S. Congress were looking for ways to fight the Great Depression, they drafted the Rural Electrification Act. Passed in 1936, the bill brought electricity to rural America and helped spark an economic recovery....
Aerial view of the Diablo Dam in Washington. It’s one of the three facilities located on the Skagit River listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Courtesy of HDRWe love epic engineering sagas. TV shows like Modern Marvels, Impossible...
When energy prices rise, many assume it is a boom time for global operators. They certainly make the most of a high-demand market, but they aren’t getting it their own way. Pressure by governments and the public alike to reduce...