The National Grid as Political Metaphor.

FEATURES THE PLANET'S LARGEST YET MOST overlooked machine, astounding, complex, and neglected as it is, doesn't usually present as a particularly captivating subject, let alone as a site of revolutionary change. For those looking to galvanize momentum for an energy revolution, therefore, grid connectivity and flexibility offers a rare, nonpoliticized (or at least less politicized) arena for climate activism, sidestepping well-worn points of polarization and pulling achievable adaptation and mitigation measures into view. During the pandemic, when the widespread adoption of remote work dramatically changed demand patterns, electricity markets in Europe dipped into negative energy prices with uncommon frequency; balancing authorities were actually paying consumers to soak up excess production. [Extracted from the article]

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