Snap. Crackle. Pop! Upgrading The Grid. Too little, too late?

Transmission lines from the 1800s. AI models from 2025. It’s not going to end well.

In this second episode, we examine America’s crumbling electrical grid—and how building new capacity might not arrive fast enough to save it. Spoiler: Europe’s not doing much better.

  • Why fossil fuels still beat renewables on speed
  • How China built the grid America now needs

Can we upgrade a grid without starting from scratch? Snap. Crackle. Pop continues, digging into the policy paralysis and power panic behind the AI boom.