*This is from June...

First - the U.S. is the biggest oil producer in the world. Demand for Nigerian crude is not what it used to be. But also the regions of conflict between Christian farmers and herdsmen are not oil-producing regions.

I quoted this scene to a source a few weeks ago!

Possibly my favorite scene in television history

wow, maybe close to where NPR West is now?

Yep! Gas, nuclear and hydro plants were - at least of the time of the outage - the ones supposed to control voltage. In our article:"Antonio Gómez-Expósito, electrical engineering professor at University of Seville, says the outage shows that Spain needs more regulations around controlling voltage."

Thanks Caleb! And yes - grids are very, very complex (Reactive power anyone???) but we worked hard to make the explanations conversational for our readers and listeners 🙏

Featuring a new survey from @caadcoalition.bsky.social Philip Newell and insights from @ember-energy.org's Chris Rosslowe @timmonsroberts.bsky.social, Antonio Gómez-Expósito and CAISO's Elliot Mainzer. Plus - in a conversational way🫡 - findings of Spanish govn't/grid operator/expert panel reports.

Featuring a new survey from @caadcoalition.bsky.social, and insights from @ember-energy.org @timmonsroberts.bsky.social Antonio Gómez-Expósito and the head of CAISO - and thank you to @kevinjkircher.com for making sure we were accurate while being conversational when talking voltage+inertia 🙏