From extreme weather events to the ever-increasing demand for electricity, today's utilities face a complex set of challenges that continually threaten the resiliency of the electrical grid. But utilities are fighting back with efforts to "harden the grid." But what exactly is grid hardening? In this episode of “Connecting the Lines,” we talk to two industry experts with a wealth of engineering and product design expertise (Mark Burns and Ken Akiki) to better understand grid hardening and why it's so important for the industry and consumers.