Unprofessional Engineering

How Does the Power Grid Work? - Episode 285


Listen Later

We hear a lot about "the grid," especially during times of inclement weather, but do you understand how the power grid works?
Take a listen to understand how electricity makes its way from the power plant to your home and all of the step (ups and down) in between.
In addition, we'll discuss the three main power grids in the United States, how they connect together, how power levels are controlled across them, and what causes power grid failure.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Unprofessional EngineeringBy Unprofessional Engineering

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

432 ratings


More shows like Unprofessional Engineering

View all
The Best of Car Talk by NPR

The Best of Car Talk

16,523 Listeners

Stuff You Should Know by iHeartPodcasts

Stuff You Should Know

77,685 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,725 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,329 Listeners

Pod Save America by Crooked Media

Pod Save America

86,508 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

110,824 Listeners

The Future of Everything by Stanford Engineering

The Future of Everything

127 Listeners