What does the world's largest machine do? - Henry Richardson
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In 1967, Homer Loutzenheuser flipped a switch and connected the power grids of the United States, forming one interconnected machine. Today, the US power grid is the world’s largest machine, containing more than 7,300 electricity-generating plants. So how exactly do these power plants work? Henry Richardson digs into the delicate balancing act of how power grids supply us energy.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Henry Richardson, Katie Ryan
- Director
- Anna Benner
- Narrator
- Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Music
- Raphael Tschernuth
- Sound Designer
- Raphael Tschernuth
