Power Reliability at Risk.(Brief Article)

The Electricity Technology Roadmap, under development by EPRI and other electricity stakeholders for the past two years, has identified some extraordinary opportunities for the coming decades. From widespread electric transportation to waste-free industrial processes to the seamless provision of information, services, and products via smart energy networks and the Internet, we are poised to tap the full power of the electron for the benefit of society in the twenty-first century. However, the roadmap has also brought into clear focus a problem that could be a roadblock not only for society's future aspirations but for our current energy security as well.

The problem …