{"product_id":"overcharged-nick-rosen-9780957432253","title":"Overcharged: How The Grid Took Your Power","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Rosen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0957432259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780957432253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vivum Intelligent Media Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.52d","brand":"Nick Rosen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780200960255,"sku":"9780957432253","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/overcharged-nick-rosen-9780957432253","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}