A historic legacy now translates to pioneering capabilities in electric grid technology at the Department of Energy's Oak ...

Skyrocketing growth in demand, accelerating security threats, extreme weather events and increasing systemic vulnerabilities ...

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This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.