Service Request #4: How Does the Grid in Phoenix Work? (opens in new tab)

During the summer of 2023, Phoenix, Arizona, endured a streak of heat so unrelenting that saguaro cacti were collapsing in the streets. For thirty-one consecutive days, temperatures broke 110 degrees. Playgrounds sat empty. People navigated the city by dashing between buildings chilled to refrigerator temperatures. In Phoenix, air conditioning is not a luxury. It is