The US needs a macrogrid to move electricity from areas that make it to areas that need it
- Written by James D. McCalley, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in Tehachapi, Calif., 115 miles from LA.Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesMany kinds of extreme events can disrupt electricity service, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, extreme heat, extreme cold and extended droughts. Major...