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TEAM FAVORITE: Summer Heat Is Straining The US Power Grid. Winter Cold Could Be Worse.

TEAM FAVORITE: Summer Heat Is Straining The US Power Grid. Winter Cold Could Be Worse.

FromBig Take


TEAM FAVORITE: Summer Heat Is Straining The US Power Grid. Winter Cold Could Be Worse.

FromBig Take

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We're taking a break this week, so here's a favorite you might have missed. We'll be back with fresh episodes next week.
Record temperatures in Texas and across the southern US this summer put immense strain on the electric grid, as residents battled the heat by cranking up the AC. But experts say grid pressure could get even worse this winter. Bloomberg’s Naureen Malik joins this episode to discuss whether America’s infrastructure can support an increasingly electrified economy—and what can be done to avoid mass blackouts in the coming months.
Read more: America’s Biggest Power Source Wasn’t Built for Extreme Weather
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Released:
Aug 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Each weekday, The Big Take brings you one story—one big, important story. Host Wes Kosova talks to Bloomberg journalists around the world, experts and the people at the center of the news to help you understand what’s happening, what it means and why it matters. Money, politics, the economy and business, energy, the environment, technology—we cover it all on The Big Take.