{"product_id":"overcharged-how-the-grid-took-your-power-paperback","title":"Overcharged: How The Grid Took Your Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Rosen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain is currently spending over  100 billion fixing its electricity system. OVERCHARGED shows the problems date back to the founding of the grid exactly 100 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his customary irreverence and scathing humour, Nick Rosen brings those early debates to life, from Caroline Haslett, the original kitchen influencer who popularised electrical gadgets to 1930s families, to a modern-day whistleblower from inside the National Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecember 15th 2026 is the 100th anniversary of the grid's founding - a time for nostalgia and a chance to look into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines what happens when a system designed around King Coal and one-way flows encounters rooftop solar, batteries, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and booming data centres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debate today filling acres of newspaper columns from the heavyweight to the tabloid media, is very much the same one as ran a century ago - only the scale is vastly greater, and the money is flowing rapidly in the wrong direction. The problem is not simply about more electricity: a rethink is needed on how we generate, move, store, and use it, and, ultimately, about who controls it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 7.8 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556926836780,"sku":"9780957432253","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/2cX_A_rUte9780957432253.webp?v=1793577067","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/overcharged-how-the-grid-took-your-power-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}