Supergrids Are Critical to the Climate Fight. But There’s a Problem
The technology to send renewable power wherever it’s needed on the planet has arrived. But politics and people stand in the way.
Power Moves: Global Supergrids Could Be the Future of Energy
In a world that’s effectively burning with massive heatwaves, unprecedented wildfires and drought, the increasing toll of the climate crisis has become readily apparent. If a global green pivot is to happen, power grids must become “supergrids,” continent-spanning networks that can move clean energy thousands of miles.
The good news is transmission technology that’s critical to making that happen is here. The bad news is that politics and people still stand in the way. On this episode of “Power Moves,” we explore how a method of electrical grid transmission that fell out of favor during the 20th century—direct current—has returned to help turn the tide against global warming. If only we let it, that is.