22.04J | Fall 2025 | Undergraduate

Social Problems of Nuclear Energy

Lecture 9: How the Electric Grid Controls Progress on Decarbonization

This lecture talks about the history of the electric grid and the regulatory, political, and business interests that shape its structure—which in turn controls the rate at which the U.S. electric sector is decarbonized.

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