Who gets to light their cities at night?

Move the slider to explore where in the world electricity is plentiful at night. The orange dots indicate the location of the Power Struggle fellows’ reports. Data courtesy of Marc Imhoff of NASA GSFC and Christopher Elvidge of NOAA NGDC.

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