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Upgrading the electrical grid

AUG 04, 2008

DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.022536

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Nature News : Electricity grids must cope with rising demand and complexity in a changing world. Emma Marris explores the intricacies involved in controlling the power supply.

The Industrial Physicist magazine wrote a similar piece in 2004, What’s wrong with our electrical grid?

© 2008 American Institute of Physics
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