Transmission: Power to the people

Power lines may not look as high-tech and inspiring as a wind turbine or a solar field. But as MIT’s Joshua Hodge explains, these lines—and the rest of the sprawling “machine” that is the transmission system—are critical for harnessing clean, cheap, reliable power. In this episode of TILclimate, we explore what we stand to gain from a bigger, better transmission system, and how we might make it happen. For a deeper dive and additional resources related to this episode, visit: . For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Climate Project, visit tilclimate.mit.edu . Credits Laur Hesse Fisher , Host and Senior Editor Aaron Krol , Writer and Executive Producer David Lishansky , Editor and Producer Madison Goldberg , Associate Producer Grace Sawin, Student Production Assistant Michelle Harris, Fact Checker Music by Blue Dot Sessions Artwork by Aaron Krol

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Transmission: Power to the people is an episode from TILclimate by MIT Climate Project.

This episode is 00:14:35 long.

This episode was published on Jul 10, 2025.

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