Anonymous
@Crow Bar I have just finished reading the book you mentioned: The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future by Gretchen Bakke
This book is recommended by Bill Gates, it says so on the cover, so the perspective is from the viewpoint of a climate change believer and a “smart grid” believer. Book says that integrating big solar and wind power is difficult because those sources are variable and to keep the grid balanced it needs to be constant. Says that most homes with solar power don’t even have a battery bank as they simply feed it into the grid.
The basic premise I took away from the book is that nobody knows yet how to make a stable grid using wind and solar or really what to do to make a smart grid. So they don’t yet have a plan for the future so they don’t do anything to improve the grid because that don’t know how, yet. This being the reason they only fix it when it breaks down. Lots of pie in the sky visionary stuff that might or might not get here in our lifetimes.
She talks about blackouts and Superstorm Sandy but makes no mention of prepping or the dangers of EMP, CME or cyber attacks bringing the grid down. Makes no mention of a full grid down situation. Ignore it and it can’t happen, right!