The electrical grid is the most complex machine ever built. It spans continents, operates at frequencies measured in fractions of a hertz, and must balance supply and demand in real time across millions of nodes. This part explains how it works, why it is fragile, and what the energy transition means for the infrastructure that depends on it.
The architecture of electricity — a legacy of a nineteenth-century dispute
Why solar and wind are economically irreversible, and what that means for data centres