DYK: The annual emissions due to energy loss from the transmission of electricity on the power grid is more than emissions from some industries?

Wild isn’t it? But when it comes to strategies for slowing the effects of climate change, the idea of reducing wasted energy rarely gets a mention. But a recent Nature Climate Change article makes the case that reducing wastage in the power sector, focusing specifically on the grid, can be a critical lever in lowering national emissions. Just another reason why creating localized distributed energy production systems is a smarter choice for implementing a climate resilient energy grid.