Arguably the largest character in shaping the story of the grid: Samuel Insull. Listen at stepchange.show/grid
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The Stepchange Show tells the stories of human progress through the lens of transformative technologies, systems, and infrastructure. https://stepchange.show
Today on Volts: I talk with the hosts of the @stepchangeshow.bsky.social podcast, which recently released a 4-hour (!) episode on the history of the US electrical grid. We discuss some of the colorful characters & stories they uncovered & the historical lessons we can apply to today's grid dilemmas.
Telling the story of the grid
Stepchange podcast hosts Ben Eidelson and Anay Shah discuss the wild, complicated history of the largest machine ever built.
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The story of the grid. Out Monday! stepchange.show/grid
Everyone is interested in data centers these days, so I recommend going back and listening to this long, in-depth podcast about the history of data centers. You will feel much more grounded and informed about current debates.
Data Centers: The Hidden Backbone of Our Modern World | The Stepchange Show
From room-sized mainframes to gigawatt campuses, discover the physical infrastructure that powers our digital world—and how the AI revolution is transforming data centers.
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The intro teaser of our 4 hour magnum opus on the complete history of data centers. For the full episode pop over to: www.stepchange.show/p/data-cente...
Everyone’s talking about the explosion in data center energy use. But the real shock isn’t how high it’s going. It’s the quiet miracle of how flat energy use stayed while the internet grew exponentially.
