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Electricity is fundamental to nearly all aspects of our lives and economy. New technologies, planning and operating techniques, grid architectures, and business practices will shape the electricity system and our lives for decades to come. This presents opportunities to improve reliability, resiliency, flexibility, and environmental impacts, while also creating challenges to maintaining cyber security and affordability. Over the next 2 years, the Committee on the Future of Electric Power in the US will undertake a comprehensive evaluation of our changing electric system and develop findings and recommendations to inform research, development, and demonstration investments.
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The Future of Electric Power in the United States
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·2021
Electric power is essential for the lives and livelihoods of all Americans, and the need for electricity that is safe, clean, affordable, and reliable will only grow in the decades to come. At the request of Congress and the Department of Energy, the National Academies convened a committee of expert...
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