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 that intended to illustrate and explain how our lives were being revolutionized by computers, the Internet, smart phones, etc.  But in the back of my mind I always thought the bigger revolution was the juice that made every single device and network run.  Electricity.

 at noon.  Public radio veteran Alex Chadwick hosts a 

special report about the nation's electric distribution grid

 -- how it works, its history, and innovations to meet the challenge of linking new sources of energy like wind and solar to the electric grid.

More about The Switch: A BURN special on the nation's electrical grid in this video:

Listen live at noon today.  And for your electricity-based digital convenience, you can listen here:

https://soundcloud.com/burnanenergyjournal/burn-theswitch-web

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I used to host a daily show about new digital technology that intended to illustrate and explain how our lives were being revolutionized by computers, the Internet, smart phones, etc.  But in the back of my mind I always thought the bigger revolution was the juice that made every single device and network run.  Electricity. So…

How does the electrical grid work, and what happens when it breaks?

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