A lie can get around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes. Mark Twain said that. Or did he? After a quick search, it looks like even this quote is apocryphal. But it is truer than ever in the age of social media hoaxes and widespread conspiracies.
Even the world of electric power is no exception. Hoaxes, urban legends and misinformation abound about how electricity gets made, transmitted and used.
And of course every now and then, an unbelievable story turns out to be completely true. Can you tell which is which?
Jeff Postelwait is a writer and editor with a background in newspapers and online editing who has been writing about the electric utility industry since 2008. Jeff is senior editor for T&D World magazine and sits on the advisory board of the T&D World Conference and Exhibition. Utility Products, Power Engineering, Powergrid International and Electric Light & Power are some of the other publications in which Jeff's work has been featured. Jeff received his degree in journalism news editing from Oklahoma State University and currently operates out of Oregon.