Why Does the US Have So Many Power Outages?
The United States has a lot more power outages than other countries do, and fixing this problem will be a massive undertaking. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, Jason A Saslow, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Bryan Cloer, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Jeremy Mysliwiec, Alex Hackman, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams, Tom Mosner ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- The United States has more power outages than several developed nations and fixing this problem will be a massive undertaking. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, Jason A Saslow, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Bryan Cloer, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Jeremy Mysliwiec, Alex Hackman, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams, Tom Mosner ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://energy.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/UTAustin%20%282021%29%20EventsFebruary2021TexasBlackout%2020210714.pdf [PDF] https://acore.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GS_Resilient-Transmission_proof.pdf [PDF] https://infrastructurereportcard.org/cat-item/energy/ https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f28/united-states-electricity-industry-primer.pdf [PDF] https://docs.txoga.org/files/2644-4-22-21-enverus_txoga_winter-storm-uri-natural-gas-analysis.pdf [PDF] https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/oeprod/DocumentsandMedia/DOE_SG_Book_Single_Pages%281%29.pdf [PDF] https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/natural-gas-power-storm/ https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/20/texas-power-grid-winterize/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/05/27/report-finds-hundreds-more-died-in-texas-winter-storm-than-state-says/?sh=33ec43e152cc https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=35652 https://newbedev.com/what-happens-to-excess-electricity-generated-going-in-to-a-grid https://ready.nola.gov/hazard-mitigation/hazards/infrastructure-failure-power-outage/ https://spectrum.ieee.org/bird-poop-can-cripple-power-grids https://www.tdworld.com/intelligent-undergrounding/article/20971838/flooding-and-underground-cables-myth-or-reality https://energyconsumersofthecarolinas.org/bury-our-electric-lines-easy-question-complicated-answer/ https://www.kosu.org/u-s-news/2021-09-20/efforts-to-shore-up-the-electrical-grid-could-mean-moving-power-lines-underground https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utilities-need-to-harden-the-grid-as-they-green-it-consumers-arent-ready/595719/ https://www.utilitydive.com/news/sophisticated-hackers-could-crash-the-us-power-grid-but-money-not-sabotag/603764/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/10/is-germany-making-too-much-renewable-energy/ https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/germanys-stressed-grid-is-causing-trouble-across-europe https://www.reuters.com/article/us-utilities-sandiego-blackout/insight-power-reliability-will-cost-americans-more-idUSTRE78C4UG20110913 https://www.businessinsider.com/replacing-the-us-electric-grid-could-cost-5-trillion-2017-3 https://environment-review.yale.edu/true-cost-power-outages-0 https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/explainer-what-electric-grid IMAGES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HOUSTON_TEXAS_WINTER_SNOW_STORM_OF_2021_DJI_MAVIC_MINI_2.webm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_power_transmission_grid#/media/File:NERC-map-en.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UnitedStatesPowerGrid.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2003_North_American_Blackout_After.jpg https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/wind-turbine-working-rifjaijpoliyvy84qn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lisberg_Burg_Windr%C3%A4der_Solar_power_PC313027.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schneebergerhof_01.jpg www.istock.com www.storyblocks.com
