The Power Grid Revisioned

Showing transmission lines, this is one of several maps produced by NPR for a series on the U.S. power grid.

NPR has produced a major series on electricity in America, which includes a rich set of maps on the U.S. power grid: its structure, sources of power, where are power plants, and potential impact of solar and wind. A key challenge for solar and wind electricity is moving the power from where it is produced to where it is needed -- often a great distance across regions where no power lines exist.

The grid is an aging network of power plants and transmissions lines, and as we demand more and more electric power each day the grid comes under increasing pressure. 

The grid maps can be found here: Power Hungry: Reinventing the U.S. Electric Grid. By using the maps you can find out what kind of power source generates the electricity for your state.

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