Episode
Seth Blumsack on Power Grids: Network Topology & Governance
COMPLEXITY · Jun 4, 2022 · 1 h 08 min
We lead our lives largely unaware of the immense effort required to support them. All of us grew up inside the so-called “Grid” — actually one of many interconnected regional power grids that electrify our modern world. The physical infrastructure and the regulatory intricacies required to keep the lights on: both have grown organically, piecemeal, in complex networks that nobody seems to fully…