It hasn’t been that long since humans figured out how to create power grids that integrated multiple generators and consumers. Ever since AC won the battle of the currents, grid operators have had to ...

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.

LITTLETON, Colorado, March 18 (Reuters) - The United States' power grid has been singled out as a glaring weakness within its power system, with aging lines and transformers deemed unable to handle ...