Tagged: power

10:57am

Mon May 13, 2013
Power outage

Monday Morning -- Why we're off the air

Dear KALW Listeners,

As you may have noticed, there has been a local power outage this morning, which caused us to go off the air.  PG&E is working on fixing it.  We expect to be back on air by the early afternoon.  Check back here for further updates.  Thank you for your patience!

12:00am

Thu August 16, 2012
US power grid

Today on Your Call: How does the electrical grid work in the US?

On today's Your Call, we’ll talk about the US electric grid.  Recently, a power failure cut electricity to approximately 670 million people across Northern India.  Could the United States be susceptible to such a widespread outage?  How is our system structured?  What are its strengths and weaknesses?  How are we shifting to a more sustainable grid for our future power needs?  Join us at 10am PST or post a comment here.  Is our current system preventing a real shift to renewables?  It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.


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