10. Transporting energy: the grid, hydrogen, batteries, and more
Figure 10.1 On June 10, 1999, a pipeline transporting gasoline exploded near Bellingham, Washington, a rare accident, killing three boys and causing considerable local environmental damage. Some 230,000 gallons of gasoline were spilled and one and a half miles of Whatcom Creek were damaged, killing an estimated 100,000 fish. Smoke from the explosion rose six miles. (© AP images)1
Key facts
• The U.S. energy transport network is huge. Some 90,000 miles of oil pipelines, 2 million miles of natural-gas pipelines, and 700,000 miles of electrical transmission lines transport much of ...
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