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The Grid

by Gretchen Bakke · 2016

Gretchen Bakke's look at the aging U.S. electric grid and the complexity of rebuilding power infrastructure for a cleaner future.

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Gretchen Bakke · Anthropologist and infrastructure writer

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Bill Gates portrait in 2018 Bill GatesCo-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

The Grid had special resonance for Gates because his first job involved Northwest power-grid software.

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Evidence details Bill Gates Picked These Books as the Best of 2016

Gates included The Grid as the honorable mention on his top books of 2016 list, connecting it to his long-running interest in energy infrastructure.

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Article · TIME report of Gates Notes list

TIME reports Gates's 2016 Gates Notes book list, identifies The Grid as the honorable mention, and summarizes why it resonated with him.

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Gretchen BakkeAnthropologist and infrastructure writer

Author of The Grid, a study of the electricity system and the difficulty of rebuilding it for a cleaner future.

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