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The New York Times, ``Do You Even Decarbonize, Bro?'' Apr. 2023.
PBS Weathered, ``Could The Next Blackout Be More Deadly Than Katrina?'' Dec. 2021.
HBO Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, ``The Power Grid'' Nov. 2021. Dr. Baker provided consult to the Last Week Tonight team for their episode on the grid.
National/International News
USA Today, "Why haven't summer's extreme heat waves caused any blackouts? Renewable energy is helping." Aug. 2023
The Wall Street Journal, "Weeks of Extreme Heat Strain Small Businesses and Economy," Jul. 2023.
The New York Times, "Do you even decarbonize, bro?" Apr. 2023.
PBS Weathered, "Can Green Energy Make The Grid SAFER?" Mar. 2023.
The Washington Post, "Your stove is the first appliance to get a battery, but not the last," Mar. 2023.
E&E News, "N.C. substation attack exposes grid risks," Dec. 2022.
The National Desk, "North Carolina power outage raises questions about grid vulnerability," Dec. 2022.
Inverse, "Blackouts are likely this summer - here's how to prepare," Jul. 2022.
Inverse, "Summer Really is Getting Hotter - How to Prepare and Stay Cool," Jul. 2022.
Popular Science, " What the bans on Russian fossil fuels actually mean ," Mar. 2022.
Vox Recode, "California wants to use electric cars to back up the power grid," Mar. 2022.
Vox Recode, "Biden's offshore wind plan is also a jobs plan," Jan. 2022.
Vox Recode, "Electric cars aren't just vehicles. They're big batteries." Jan. 2022.
Vox Recode, "The futuristic plan to fix America's power grid," Dec. 2021.
E&E News, "FERC weighs grid plan that could revolutionize clean energy," Oct. 2021.
E&E News, "4 issues to watch as heat disrupts the grid," Aug. 2021.
Freethink, "Will power plants move into the cloud?'' Jul. 2021.
Vox Recode, "The US power grid isn't ready for climate change," Jul. 2021.
VICE News, "Solar Was Only Energy Source to Outperform Expectations During Texas Blackout," (research article featured), Jun. 2021.
The Guardian, "Sweltering Texans urged to reduce cooking and cleaning to ease grid strain," Jun. 2021.
Gizmodo, ``Why the Texas Grid Failed, According to Science," (research article featured), Jun. 2021.
The Arizona Republic, ``Risk for Texas-style power grid failure is growing in Western states," Apr. 2021.
Local News Outlets
ABC Denver 7, "Colorado's transition to EV's is slow but moving forward as state considers financial, environmental benefits," Jun. 2023.
ABC Denver 7, "As states report more attacks on their critical infrastructure, Colorado says it's as prepared as it can be," Dec. 2022.
ABC Denver 7, "Xcel Energy starts installing ``smart meters" for cleaner energy project," Jun. 2021.
ABC Denver 7, "High heat means significant strain on power grid," Jun. 2021.
Fox 4 Kansas City, "What needs to be done to avoid future rolling power outages," Feb. 2021.
Fox 31 Denver, "Texas-like blackouts unlikely in Colorado," Feb. 2021.
ABC Denver 7, "Could the Texas energy crisis happen in Colorado? Unlikely, but climate change a concern," Feb. 2021.
Radio / Podcasts
Public Power Underground, Distribution Systems w/ Prof. Kyri Baker , Jan. 2023.
KUNC, A new research center at CU Boulder is growing the field of green technology, Oct. 2021.
CU News
"Research explores how electric vehicle adoption may impact vulnerable communities," Mar. 2021.
"What went wrong with Texas' power grid? A Q&A with CU Boulder experts," Feb. 2021.
"Kyri Baker to address long standing grid optimization problems," Mar. 2019.
"New class is writing the book on emerging building and power grid interactions," Feb. 2019.