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The Electrical Grid (2020)

Today, electricity in the U.S. is a utility we notice only when it's suddenly unavailable. But over a hundred years ago, electricity in the homes of every American was a wild idea and the subject of a bitter fight over who would power, and profit from, the national grid. This week, the battle that electrified our world and the extreme measures that were taken to get there.

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The Electrical Grid (2020)

December 30, 202112:01 AM ET

[Ramtin Arablouei, co-host and co-producer of Throughline.]

Ramtin Arablouei

[Rund Abdelfatah headshot]

Rund Abdelfatah

Jamie York

Lawrence Wu

[Laine Kaplan-Levenson]

Laine Kaplan-Levenson

Lu Olkowski

N'Jeri Eaton

The Electrical Grid (2020)

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