Modern societies take a steady flow of electricity for granted to power our smartphones, laptops, appliances, nighttime lighting, home air conditioning, credit card and ATM transactions, and countless other dependencies … until its interruption shuts everything down.

And then we forget until the next time we again find ourselves shivering or sweltering in the dark.

Imagine Texas, the “energy capital of the world,” during the near collapse of its power grid during the Feb. 2021 winter storm Yuri which led to prolonged shortages of water, food and heat at more than 4.5 million homes, leaving behind nearly 250 deaths and costing at least $195 billion in economic damages.

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