A longstanding lack of long-range transmission lines in south Louisiana, which limits the amount of power that can be moved in from other areas, contributed to an “extremely rare” problem with the ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists and engineers with the National Research Council warned the White House and Congress about the vulnerability of the power grid as recently as November, saying nationwide ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a major force in the U.S. economy. The rapid expansion of data centers in the United States has emphasized the challenges facing the U.S. electricity sector, which ...

When Your Neighbor's Tesla Becomes Everyone's Problem Picture this: It's a sweltering summer evening, your air conditioning ...

Expanding efforts to cut down on energy waste could help the Texas power grid accommodate more data centers without spiking ...

One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires ...

The years after the Great Recession were a kind of Goldilocks era in Oregon’s power market. The state’s population and economy were growing robustly, yet power demand was flat. Major advances in power ...

An i ncreasingly complex set of rules governs utility electric grids, and the financial consequences of failing to comply are rising. Utilities also face a business imperative to maximize grid ...

Winter storms are a growing threat to North Carolina's power grid, where extreme weather and aging infrastructure are driving more frequent and longer outages.