ELECTRICITY
How to keep the power on when 'magical' grid fails
Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure package, renewables and the Texas blackouts are raising new questions about how to protect the electric grid.
Arianna Skibell
Reporter
Before moving to the transportation beat, Arianna covered energy policy, federal regulations and climate change for E&E News. She spent a year of independent research and reporting in Israel through the Dorot Fellowship, and was a freelance reporter, contributing to States Newsroom and Jewish Currents magazine, among other news outlets. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.
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TRANSPORTATION
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES
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CAR RULES
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ENERGY POLICY
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