"The U.S. electric grid is a complex network of independently owned and operated power plants and transmission lines. Aging infrastructure, combined with a rise in domestic electricity consumption, has forced experts to critically examine the status and health of the nation's electrical systems."
Energy flows, sources, storage, conversion/emissions, transmission, distribution, and use in Southeast Missouri (SEMO)
NPR: Power Hungry
A special series on reinventing the Grid by NPR. "The Smart Grid?"