The electric grid can handle a certain amount of damage, but climate change is increasing extreme weather events in the state ...

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 ...

Over the next two decades, global electricity demand is expected to double, growth we haven’t seen since post-World War II. To meet historic projections, we need to generate abundant, reliable and ...

Adding renewable energy and energy storage capacity brings an added layer of complexity to traditional electrical grid systems. Balancing supply and demand of energy for power systems, even under ...

Kauai, one of the most remote islands of Hawaii, stands steady among the timeless crash of ocean waves. Electric waves, ...

In February 2021, Texas came within four minutes and 37 seconds of a complete statewide blackout. A winter storm knocked out 40 percent of the state’s grid capacity in just four hours, leaving ...

A watchdog for the utility industry says that a surge in demand for electricity could pose a problem for grid reliability across the United States and Canada as utilities have been slow to make ...

Renewable energy sources have stabilized the Texas power grid for peak summer demand, according to Inside Climate News. The state's grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, reported a ...