Shorting the Grid

The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid

By: Meredith Angwin

Narrated by: Eric G. Meyer

Grid insiders know how fragile the grid is becoming. Unfortunately, they have no incentive to solve the problem because near-misses increase their profits. Meredith Angwin describes how closed meetings, arcane auction rules, and five-minute planning horizons will topple the reliability of our electric grid. Shorting the Grid shines light on the vulnerabilities of our grid, and includes suggestions for making the grid more dependable.

©2020 Meredith Angwin (P)2022 Meredith Angwin

A Call to Action

The author shares a careers worth of knowledge and experience regarding grid reliability and opinions on how to influence the debate around the energy transition to maintain that reliability. I agree with the other reviewer that the book would benefit greatly from a pdf with the reference graphs.

The story is good / recording is not

The quality of the recording is very poor, but the story is very good. It needs to be re-recorded.

A Must listen for all who care about climate, energy security, and prosperity

This audiobook contains crucial information about a complex topic told in a relatable style with humor and clarity. For anyone who wants to better understand how our electricity is managed and delivered, this is a must listen. Eric G. Meyer’s narration is clear, precise, and easy to listen to. After finishing the book I am ready to listen again. There is so much to glean from Dr. Angwin’s research and analysis. You will come out of the experience more informed and armed with guidance on citizen action you can take to help ensure that we build a grid that is reliable, clean, and affordable for all.

A must read!

As a retired Controls engineer from the now decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear Generating station I so much appreciate Meredith’s book. It provided a great deal of insight to much of the seemingly idiotic moves to shutdown nuclear energy. I believe nuclear power will come back with a vengeance in the coming years. The world has no choice.

Down the Grid Rabbit Hole

Must read if you discovered genre of US power grid books by various authors. Fascinating. The writing style was a bit edgy, but I appreciate the author's perspective. The narration became very choppy at the end of the book. The reader would pause uncomfortably, and it was made even worse by what may be sloppy editing. 1-2 second pauses every few sentences.