Envision a large-scale wind farm producing clean electricity at full tilt. At the same time, a growing city with consumers and industries is eager to power their computers and machinery. Sounds ideal. But what if this power cannot be readily transmitted from the wind turbines to all who need it? Households, businesses, and entire economies will suffer. Renewables like wind and solar can only be transformative if electric utilities—the critical link of the power system—are strong. As the stewards of the world’s power grids, utilities are key to delivering the dual goals of the clean energy transition: decarbonizing ... (full story)